Tara Jesson

9.4

Granche nior — 4 months ago

Nicole Ruiz Hudson

9.1

Nose: bright blackberries, coffee , black licorice, smoke, bramble. Palate: tart but ripe blackberries, dark plums, white pepper, mocha, bacon drippings, star anise.

Smooth tannins, medium + body, medium + acid.

Sample — 4 years ago

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

8.9

This is a surprisingly decent PV for the vintage. Still lots of dark berries on this one. Smooths our after open for some time but still pretty good. — 5 years ago

David Shaw

9.5

Sparkman Kindred Columbia Valley Grenache, 14.5% alc/vol. Ruby red, excellent clarity, light to moderate pigment extraction. Red fruit -strawberry, hint of raspberry- on nose, black currant, dark cherry, blackberry, barrel toast, caramel and licorice in the mouth, with a hint of mint on the finish. Mouthcoating seed tannins, light to moderate skin astringency. Good candy-like fruit with length but not all that acidic, so a good balance there. A nice find and a good sipper though I’m not sure how solid a standard it is for this varietal in Washington state as it’s quite a different expression of the varietal. Don’t care though; I still like it. Two hours after opening, some cola flavor emerges. — a year ago

Justin Hart

9.4

Plum, cherry, and hints of prune and dusty saddle. A very rich and brooding wine. Yum! — 5 years ago

with Cherish and Jen

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

9.3

Decent. Too cold when we opened but it really opened as it warmed up. One of Sparkman’s better wines in my opinion. — 6 years ago

Jennifer Pletcher

9.4

Super fruity. Delicious! — 4 years ago

Troy Dupuis

9.3

I don't drink much Merlot but enjoyed this one — 5 years ago

with Tricia and Aaron

Sarah Milsow-Guenther

8.9

This is still holding up. Not a lot of green pepper on this anymore but still a lot of fruit. Decent wine. — 5 years ago

Heather Seeno

8.9

Very refreshing! — 6 years ago