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Soos Creek Wine Cellars
David and Cecile Larsen, Owners/Winemakers Phone: (253) 631-8775 Last updated November 23, 2005 |
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2007 Artist Series # 7 - Selected # 66 on the Seattle Times' list of Top 100 Washington State Wines in 2009
Wine Enthusiast March, 2010:
"2007 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Red Wine - Mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, with 18% Cab Franc and 9% Merlot, this is sculpted with refined refined dark fruits, streaks of mineral, coffee, iron and earth, and a compelling density. Editor's Choice, 93 points."
Wine Spectator June Web Only Review
2007 Champoux Vineyard Red Wine "Upright, aristocratic and brilliantly focused, showing off its dark cherry, rhubarb and exotic spice flavors on a supple frame, the finish lingering expressively. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2017, 92 Points."
Steve Tanzer Nov/Dec 09:
"2007 Champoux Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon - Deep, saturated red. Highly perfumed nose combines brooding black cherry, menthol and dark chocolate aromas, with intriguing lift provided by suggestions of apricot pit and white flowers. Supple, juicy and deep, with very nicely integrated acidity giving shape and lift to the sexy flavors of blueberry, blackberry and violet. Conveys an impression of density without weight. Finishes broad and expansive, with very suave dusty tannins. Classy juice. 91 points."
Wine Advocate #185 10/31/09:
93 Points - 2006 Champoux Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
92 Points - 2006 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Bordeaux Blend
91 Points - 2006 Artist Series #6 Cab/Cab Franc
90 Points - 2006 Sundance Bordeaux Blend
Wine Enthusiast 2/28/09:
93 Points - 2006 Champoux Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
92 Points - 2006 Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Bordeaux Blend
92 Points - 2006 Artist Series #6 Cab/Cab Franc
90 Points - 2006 Sundance Bordeaux Blend
"...there's no doubt in my mind that for Cabernet there are vineyard areas in Washington that are the greatest on earth." Pierre Rovani
"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
Link to article on "Ageworthy Washington State Wines" http://www.paulgregutt.com/2010/02/further-thoughts-on-aging-washington.html#more