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About Betz Family Vineyards
At Betz Family Cellars, Bob Betz makes some of Washington's richest and most complete red wines from Bordeaux varieties. His success extends to Syrahs as well; these are at once silky, highly concentrated and wild -- and, along with those of Cayuse, more Rhône-like in style than any others in Washington State.
2005 Betz Family Vineyards Besoleil Columbia Valley
Producer: Betz Family Vineyards
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Rhone Blend
Origin: Washington
Region: Columbia Valley
91 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2007
($40; 50% grenache, 42% mourvedre and 8% syrah) Good bright ruby-red. Highly aromatic nose offers black raspberry, leather and pepper, plus a sexy herbal element reminiscent of garrigue Suave and sweet, with a fairly lush texture lifted by strongly spicy/herbal notes of black pepper and fennel. Offers a silky mouthfeel but boasts serious underlying structure. Today the fruit is in the background, but this wine has a lot of life. Finishes with a fine dusting of tannins and good peppery lift. Bob Betz used a lot more mourvedre in this blend than in 2004 and it's obvious in the wine's peppery, spicy character.
88 Points | Wine Spectator
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