{"id":6597,"date":"2025-03-13T07:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/?p=6597"},"modified":"2025-03-30T16:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T23:47:52","slug":"dumas-station-red-wines-in-a-word-outstanding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/?p=6597","title":{"rendered":"Dumas Station Red Wines: In a Word, Outstanding!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dumas Station Wines carries a Dayton, Washington address (population about 2,500), but it’s actually seven miles west of this small town and an easy 30-minute drive northeast of Walla Walla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although it is a bit isolated, a road trip to this family-owned winery with it’s folksy\/friendly atmosphere is just part of the package that makes it so appealing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owner\/Managing Partner Jay DeWitt and Winemaker Dirk Brink head a team that is also doing a spectacular job producing a number of delicious, medal-worthy wines (as validated by the 2024 Pacific Northwest Wine Competition where they earned two Double Gold and two Gold medals out of four entries).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dumas Station sources the majority of its grapes from estate owned vineyards, all of which are located in the Walla Walla Valley AVA on either side of the Washington\/Oregon border.<\/p>\n\n\n

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A recent visit listed just one white wine on the tasting room menu (a stunner of a Pinot Gris) and a full complement of red wines that are nothing short of amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some tasting notes on wines that were sampled and currently available:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 Cow Catcher Red<\/strong> – This Merlot-based red blend scores with warm vanilla bean on the nose, dried blueberry and cherry fruit-roll flavors, and mouth-watering acidity. At $28, this is more than an ‘everyday’ red; it’s a flat-out delicious choice to serve for practically any occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 Grenache<\/strong> – This gorgeous Grenache oozes with depth, flavor, and character. Black plum skins, textured tannins, and great acidity from a finishing splash of plum and black cherry juice all add up to a wine with picture-perfect balance. Try it with fresh-baked bread with a smear of pesto and roasted garlic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022 Syrah<\/strong> – Super-dark black currant fruit is at the core of this excellent Syrah, with flourishes of persimmon, juniper, and mint flavors and aromatics. The finish is both silky and chalky, with a touch of graphite that make it an excellent pairing partner with grilled meats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon DeWitt Block <\/strong>– This grand slam of a Cabernet is big and dense with concentrated cassis and black licorice flavors, and capped by notes of tarragon, sweet cedar, and toasted oak. Enjoy it now with pork belly or a Porterhouse steak or stock it away in your cellar for another 10 years…easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dumas Station Wines are also available for purchase on line at www.dumasstation.com. Phone the tasting room at (509) for 383-3037 for hours and reservations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dumas Station Wines carries a Dayton, Washington address (population about 2,500), but it’s actually seven miles west of this small town and an easy 30-minute drive northeast of Walla Walla. Although it is a bit isolated, a road trip to this family-owned winery with it’s folksy\/friendly atmosphere is just part of the package that makes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6597","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heard-through-the-grapevine","category-washington-wines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6597","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=6597"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6617,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6597\/revisions\/6617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}