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The bad news is that there are so many new wines, I don\u2019t have enough space to cover all of them here, but let me give you some of the highlights:<\/p>\nI\u2019ve got good news and bad news. The good news: Mount Baker Vineyards has a ton of new releases, and I\u2019m pleased to say that they\u2019re all really nice wines that deserve a try. <\/p>\n
The bad news is that there are so many new wines, I don\u2019t have enough space to cover all of them here, but let me give you some of the highlights:<\/p>\n
2007 Rosetta Blanc<\/strong> (about $13) \u2013 This fantastic blend of pinot gris, viognier, chasselas dore and gew\u00fcrztraminer absolutely blew me away. Light in body, with luscious Bartlett pear flavors and a trace of residual sugar make it a great summer wine. Less than 200 cases were produced, so buy now.<\/p>\n 2007 Roussanne<\/strong> (about $20) \u2013 Another knockout of a white wine, highlighted by a touch of herbaceousness that complements the understated flavors of baked apple and oak. A small amount of chardonnay was blended in, adding length and depth to the finish.<\/p>\n 2005 Tempranillo<\/strong> (about $16) \u2013 I thought this was a fun little red wine; slightly grenache-like with plenty of bang for the buck. Earthy and slightly smoky for starters followed by bright, pie cherry flavors on the finish. Bring on the cheese ravioli!<\/p>\n 2005 Malbec <\/strong>(about $20) \u2013 Made in a much different style than the winery\u2019s prior vintages, this malbec has less emphasis on the fruit. Even so, it\u2019s a beautiful wine, with a huge nose of fresh berries and subtle hints of blackberry and cedar on the palate.<\/p>\n Mount Baker Vineyards wines are extremely well distributed in grocery stores and wine shops throughout the greater Bellingham area. <\/p>\n Winery information is also available on the much anticipated, now up-and-running web site at www.mountbakervineyards.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve got good news and bad news. The good news: Mount Baker Vineyards has a ton of new releases, and I\u2019m pleased to say that they\u2019re all really nice wines that deserve a try. The bad news is that there are so many new wines, I don\u2019t have enough space to cover all of them […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-washington-wines","category-from-the-bellingham-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"null\"](\"http:\/\/mountbakervineyards.com\/tastingrm72.jpg\")
2004 Barrel Select Syrah<\/strong> (about $16) and 2004 Reserve Syrah <\/strong>(about $24) \u2013 The well-priced barrel select has plenty of dark fruit flavors and a touch of spice, while the nicely balanced reserve has nice acidity, plump red cherry flavors and a soft finish.<\/p>\n