2022 Clos de Betz
Bordeaux-styled Blend
Regular price $68.0095 Points - James Suckling
92-94 Points - Jeb Dunnuck
Right-Bank Bordeaux-Style Red Blend comprised of 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot.
Black cherries, plum, leather, and sweet spices all emerge from the 2022 Clos De Betz, a Merlot-dominated red that has terrific purity, fine tannins, and a silky, layered, nicely balanced profile. It's going to drink nicely right out of the gate, yet I wouldn't be surprised to see it evolve for at least 15 years given its overall balance. The blend is 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc.
- Jeb Dunnuck
Wine Specifications
- Vintage: 2022
- Varietal: Bordeaux-styled Blend
- Appellation: Columbia Valley
- Aging: 25% New French Oak Barrels for 13 months
- Bottling date: June 2023
- Alcohol: 13.8%
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Winemaker notes
Clos de Betz honors Bob and Cathy Betz’s earliest dreams of starting a winery. In 1973, they stood before one of the foremost temples of French Pinot Noir, the Burgundian vineyard Clos de Beze, struck by the profound way it could exemplify both a sense of place and the purity of its grape variety. They resolved that they would one day produce a wine that manages to convey that ever-elusive but magical marriage of site character and varietal expression. Washington Merlot, with its singular dance of weighty richness and structured minerality, provided the perfect canvas and has formed the core of Clos de Betz since its first vintage in 1998.
