Sleight Of Hand Cellars

The Archimage Columbia Valley Red Bordeaux Blend

9.125 ratings
9.212 pro ratings
Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.7

A blend of 54 merlot 46 cf only 675 Cases produced a much cooler vintage in Washington raspberry coulis like fruit cheery and a nice touch of tobacco herbs coco this wine sees 23 months in French oak 34% new very complex bouquet of aromas. Rich and chewy on the tongue with a firm hand of tannins but also lots of acidity holding things together with a long layered finish lots of fresh earth and mineral notes. Finish 50+ most excellent

A blend of 54 merlot 46 cf only 675 Cases produced a much cooler vintage in Washington raspberry coulis like fruit cheery and a nice touch of tobacco herbs coco this wine sees 23 months in French oak 34% new very complex bouquet of aromas. Rich and chewy on the tongue with a firm hand of tannins but also lots of acidity holding things together with a long layered finish lots of fresh earth and mineral notes. Finish 50+ most excellent

1 person found it helpfulAug 11th, 2014
Joe Carroll

Owner/Wine Director Spuyten Duyvil, Fette Sau, St. Anselm & Gotham Artisanal Provisions

8.6

Joe had this 10 years ago

Joe had this 10 years ago

1 person found it helpfulMay 29th, 2014
Ronnie Sanders

Owner/Importer Vine Street Imports

9.6

Ronnie had this 10 years ago

Ronnie had this 10 years ago

1 person found it helpfulFeb 28th, 2014
Christopher Stadler

Graphite, gamey, slightly baked fruit. Nice, medium+acid. Firm, but approachable tannins. Well made. Drink or hold 4-7 yrs.

Graphite, gamey, slightly baked fruit. Nice, medium+acid. Firm, but approachable tannins. Well made. Drink or hold 4-7 yrs.

Jan 21st, 2016
Daron Watson

dark fruits and violets ~ very balanced

dark fruits and violets ~ very balanced

Jul 10th, 2015
Antoine Pin

Wine Buyer Kroger/QFC

9.4

Sold! Nikki decided to buy this one too!! That good.

Sold! Nikki decided to buy this one too!! That good.

Sep 24th, 2014
Trey Busch

Winemaker, Sleight of Hand Cellars

10

2011 Archimage 54% #merlot 46% #cabfranc

2011 Archimage 54% #merlot 46% #cabfranc

Mar 26th, 2014
Andrew Willingham

A little more subtle than I would like, but very solid cab franc focused blend. Medium body, cooked red fruits, vanilla and oak, dry medium finish. Fun magnum!

A little more subtle than I would like, but very solid cab franc focused blend. Medium body, cooked red fruits, vanilla and oak, dry medium finish. Fun magnum!

Dec 26th, 2015
David Gobberdiel

Magical! Good now and will be good later.

Magical! Good now and will be good later.

Mar 29th, 2015
Sean Wallner - WSET II

Sean had this 5 years ago

Sean had this 5 years ago

Jan 18th, 2019