DeLille Cellars

DeLille Cellars is a winery in Woodinville, Washington, USA. The tasting room is located at 14300 NE 145th Street, Suite 101, Woodinville WA at Hollywood Station at the former Redhook Brewery[1]. DeLille Cellars specializes in wines using the Bordeaux grape varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. In 2000, DeLille won The New York Times Wine Today.com "Winery of the Year" award.[2] It is one of Washington state's premier cult wines.[3]

The DeLille Cellars tasting room is located in the Hollywood District of Woodinville. DeLille Cellars moved (March 2019) all production and offices to the old Redhook brewery site in Woodinville, with a new tasting room set to open in Fall, 2019, at 14300 NE 145th St., Suite 101, Woodinville, WA 98072. [4]

DeLille Cellars is in the "Top 100" Guides of Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast for both red and white wine (D2, Signature Syrah, Chaleur Blanc), as well as being honored as Wine Enthusiast Wine Star - Top Five American Wineries[5]. DeLille Cellars was one of the first five wineries in Washington State to receive Robert Parker’s 5-star/Outstanding rating. DeLille Cellars was recently named a Top 100 Winery in the World for two consecutive years (2017, 2018) by Wine and Spirits Magazine.

In 2018, DeLille Cellars achieved the highest ever unmatched auction lot bid in the history of the Auction of Washington Wines.[6][7]


History

The winery was founded in 1992 by Jay Soloff, winemaker Chris Upchurch, and Charles and Greg Lill.[8] For the few first years, Master of wine David Lake served as consulting enologist.[9]

Winemaking

Founding Winemaker and Founding Partner Chris Upchurch has led the winery with a passion for traditional winemaking methods that showcase the terroir of the state. Guiding the winery's operations, Director of Winemaking Jason Gorski has been key to the winery's growth and continued lineup of accolades since 2011. [10]

Wines

DeLille Cellars has a portfolio of over a dozen Bordeaux and Rhône style blends true to the terroir of Washington State.

Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon, Chaleur Estate, D2, Harrison Hill, Four Flags Cabernet Sauvignon and Chaleur Blanc are the Bordeaux style labels. Rhone-style blends include Signature Syrah, Rhône-styled Syrah, produced from grapes grown in Boushey Vineyard, [11] Métier (a Châteauneuf-du-Pape style red, and Doyenne (a Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon blend. DeLille Cellars also makes a Roussanne and a traditional Rosé.

The winery sources its grapes primarily in the Red Mountain AVA in Eastern Washington and utilizes 100% French oak barrels.[8] The winery has an estate vineyard on Red Mountain, Grand Ciel Vineyard.

At the 2001 San Francisco International Wine Competition, DeLille Cellars won "Best in Show" in the Premium red blend category for its 1998 Yakima Valley D2.[12]

See also

References
  1. https://seattle.eater.com/2019/11/25/20981464/delille-cellars-woodinville-winery-hollywood-station
  2. Find Articles "WineToday.com Selects Winery of the Year" Business Wire Dec. 21, 2000
  3. Tom Parker Discovering Washington Wines pg 85 Raconteurs Press 2002 ISBN 0-9719258-5-2
  4. "Visit Us". delillecellars.com. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  5. https://www.washingtonwine.org/_assets/fcee8166d77745676a978c40b4da88ae/WA%20State%20Wine%20Enthusiast%20Wine%20Star%20Awards.pdf
  6. https://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Auction-Washington-Wines-2018 Wine Spectator article
  7. Wine Spectator article
  8. DeLille Cellars Winery Info Archived 2001-07-11 at Archive.today
  9. Washington Wine Guide
  11. P. Gregutt "Washington Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide" pg 85-86 University of California Press 2007 ISBN 0-520-24869-4
  12. Tom Stockley Best of Show Awards

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