Betz Family Winery

Père de Famille Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

9.3

The final wine in a trio of Betz wines tasted with assistant winemaker Louis Skinner, the Pére De Famille Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 is seamless and well-crafted. The nose is a gathering storm of blackcurrant, blueberries, milk chocolate, and violets. Structured and spectacularly dense in the mouth with saturating, tooth-staining layers of black and blue fruit, a touch of Welches grape jelly, anise, and sweet tobacco. This finish is lengthy, velvety, wonderful. 14.5% ABV | Sample — 9 years ago

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Skinner

Estate Grown El Dorado Syrah 2011

Alan Courtney

9.5

Estate Syrah, decant before pouring. Opens easily. Lots of black fruit notes on the front end, structured but not grippy mid palate, very balanced acidity, long easy finish, no heat for a big Syrah. Great wine. — 9 years ago

Skinner

Seven Generations White Rhone Blend 2011

Mike Shinn

8.9

Rhone goodness from Eldorado Hills. Refreshing and crisp. Wonderful for summer. — 10 years ago

Painted Rock

Red Icon Estate Grown Malbec Blend 2009

Mark Hicken

9.5

Great job John Skinner, fab black fruits, nice acidity, excellent overall. Wonderful with roast lamb! — 10 years ago

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Skinner

Stoney Creek Vineyard Fair Play Grenache Blanc 2009

Chris Pittenger

Owner Gros Ventre Cellars, Winemaker Skinner Vineyards

9.4

Revisiting the first vintage of Grenache Blanc from Skinner. I'm glad we ripped out a little Syrah to plant more GB on these granite soils. — 11 years ago

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Anthony Filiberti

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G G

Need to get some out my way, however, I don't think I can... Distribution in MA or VT?

Chris Pittenger

No distribution yet. Direct to VT? Perhaps. Chk the website: skinnervineyards.com

Betz Family Winery

La Serenne Yakima Valley Syrah 2012

Christine Havens

9.4

I felt incredibly lucky to have tasted this bottle with Betz assistant winemaker, Louis Skinner, who is both talented and, as I learned, something of a wine collector himself. The 2012 La Serenne is fabulous, with a nose that reminds me of blackberries macerated in fresh thyme, crème brûlée and cedar. The innate sweetness at the core of this stylish Syrah is offset by ripe tannins, a fine mineral-acid backbone, and more serious notes of game, black olive, iron, iodine, and loamy soil. 14.3% ABV | Sample — 9 years ago

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