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• 2005 Artist Series #5 "93 points - This Bordeaux blend needs some air to shed it's slightly reductive aromas, but then bursts into vivid life with succulent, sweet raspberry/cherry fruit, nicely supported with tangy acids and firm, ripe, well-rounded tannins. The streak of smoke and licorice in the finish remains compact and bound, but suggests that as this lovely bottle ages it will reveal more and more elegant layers. Editor's Choice." The Wine Enthusiast magazine May, 2008

2005 Champoux Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon "92 points - This 95% Cabernet Sauvignon perfectly captures the vineyard's strengths: lush, ripe, fleshy fruit that shows perfectly ripened flavors of cherry and cassis, bolstered by ripe, chewy tannins. It's substantial but not tiring; the balance of fruit, acid and tannins holds it together through a spicy, lingering finish. It's just a delicious wine, and one that should cellar well also. Cellar Selection." The Wine Enthusiast magazine May, 2008

2005 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Red Wine "91 points - This elegant effort is 46% Cab Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 18% Cab Franc; still wrapped up tight and showing tart cassis and berry fruit. There is a lot of the classic Ciel minerality underlying the fruit, with hard tannins and lightly peppery herbal details. At just 14.1% alcohol, this is a classic example of how Washington brings bright New World fruit and terroir to a style that retains the elegance of the Old World." The Wine Enthusiast magazine May, 2008.

2005 Sundance Red Wine "89 points - The Sundance is always a fine value, forward and loaded with spicy strawberry, cranberry and raspberry fruit. There's excellent detail in the way the fruits are intertwined, and a kiss of chocolaty oak in the soft, sweet finish." The Wine Enthusiast magazine May, 2008.

• Steve Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Nov/Dec 2007 issue -"Among the highlights of my recent tastings: Continued excellence from many of the state's most dependable sources, such as Andrew Will, Betz, Cadence, Cayuse, DeLille, Leonetti, Owen Roe, Quilceda Creek and Soos Creek Wine Cellars. 2005 Artist Series #5 - "91 points, ($35; 49% cabernet sauvignon, 42% cabernet franc and 9% merlot) Bright ruby-red. Captivating aromas of redcurrant, mocha, tobacco leaf and leather. Generous and perfumed in the mouth with nicely integrated acidity giving energy and definition to the flavors of raspberry, strawberry and mocha. A very suave blend, consistent from start to long finish. I can't recall a classier release from this veteran producer. Very reasonably priced." 
  Click here for Times article on Ray Gerring, the artist for the label of our 2005 Artist Series wine.
   
• "All Soos Creek wines are excellent values. Across the board these are wines with wonderful density and concentration, ripely balanced, plummy, mixed red fruits, and elegantly astringent tannins. Larsen gets wonderfully layered, elegant flavors without anything harsh, sharp, or rough. His wines are thoroughly professional, never a hint of volatility or other technical flaws. In short, real winemaking craft is on display here, every detail beautifully rendered, substantial but not out of whack in any way. Soos Creek is one of the great, undervalued, stellar performers in the state." WASHINGTON  WINES & WINERIES - THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE, by Paul Gregutt, University of California Press.

“Though I’m sure the folks at Boeing miss Dave Larsen, I for one, am grateful to see him concentrating full-time on making top-flight Cabernets!” Wine Advocate, 4-24-06

• “This unassuming low-profile winery clearly belongs in the first rank of 
  Washington boutiques.”: June, 2002 issue of the Wine Enthusiast magazine.

Soos Creek is listed as one of the Top Cabernet Sauvignon Producers in the 
Pacific Northwest by The Northwest Wine Guide

• “Dave Larsen should be considered among the state’s top red producers”: 
  Summer, 2004 issue of Wine Press Northwest magazine

• "Dave Larsen is one of the most experienced and admired senior winemakers in the state, specializing in collector bottlings of classic red blends."  August 31, 2005 issue of the Seattle Weekly