Wine Spectator gives Adamant Cellars' 2007 Nalin 91 Points

The August 2010 issue of Wine Spectator gives our second vintage Red Bordeaux an outstanding review.

Strikes a lovely balance between ripe flavors and transparent texture, offering plum and floral flavors on a silky bed of tannins.  Finishes with length...

 

 Adamant Cellars' 2006 Winemaker's Select in top 100!

The best Washington wines of 2008, as picked by Seattle Times Wine Adviser Paul Gregutt.

By Paul Gregutt

65. Adamant Cellars 2006 Winemaker's Select Red Blend ($30)

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8 great reds and whites you ought to try

By Paul Gregutt

Special to The Times

When I moved to wine country three years ago, determined to split my time equally between big city Seattle and small town Waitsburg (just north of Walla Walla), I was under the charming delusion that by living in Eastern Washington I could keep up with the explosive growth of the wine industry.

It has certainly helped. I've walked many a vineyard row, shoveled out fermentation tanks, visited dozens and dozens of wineries, and spent a lot of time chatting with winemakers from every corner of the state. Still, at times I feel like the fellow who set out some years ago to drink a cup of coffee in every Starbucks in America, until he found that they were building them faster than he could drink.

Winemakers Greg Lipsker and Michael White of Spokane's Barrister Winery stopped in the other day to show me their new releases, and during the conversation I realized that just in the years since they were bonded in 2001, the number of wineries in Washington has tripled. It's now quickly closing in on 600. With so many new wineries, it is more important than ever to put them all in perspective, to help you discover those that are most deserving of your attention and support.

So here we go ... recommended releases from a few of the newcomers and some of the old hands.

Adamant Cellars 2006 Red Blend; $23. Adamant is one of a small group of new wineries in the northeast corner of the Walla Walla airport, and I found this blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot especially good. It's a spicy, slightly resinous wine, with scents of leaf, clove and licorice, along with tangy cassis fruit.

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 In addition to our regular crush help, we have added a highly sophisticated duo to the team. They are Isra and Zasu – our 8-Paw Custom Crush Crew. The crew is here most days and love taking breaks from their routine to visit our customers.

They are also featured with other winery dogs in Barbara Whatley's coffee table book, "Winery Dogs of Walla Walla."  Order your copy @ http://winerydogsofwallawalla.com/