Kiona Vineyards

Red Mountain Lemberger

8.9122 ratings
8.814 pro ratings
Red Mountain, Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
Lemberger
Top Notes For
David Shaw

Red? Medium pigment extraction, very good clarity. Woody herbal flavors, cherry and black currant finish. Some unexpected flavors in there so the Lagrein varietal comparison is more apt than I anticipated. With more development, some spice and eucalyptus emerges. Good value but strikes me as different from previous releases by Kiona. Have the grapes changed their varietal expression (climate change), the winemaking, or my palate? Nice wine, good value but no answers, friends

Red? Medium pigment extraction, very good clarity. Woody herbal flavors, cherry and black currant finish. Some unexpected flavors in there so the Lagrein varietal comparison is more apt than I anticipated. With more development, some spice and eucalyptus emerges. Good value but strikes me as different from previous releases by Kiona. Have the grapes changed their varietal expression (climate change), the winemaking, or my palate? Nice wine, good value but no answers, friends

Oct 4th, 2023
Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.6

Medium purple. Nose of slightly herbal American oak, which makes the dark fruits notes seem a little foxy/Labrusca-like to me. CO2 prickle on palate, which lowers score for me.
Maybe foxy character because we paired w Mexican food (raw white onions in sale?)
Tasty but I was hoping for a bit more fruit/ripeness.

Medium purple. Nose of slightly herbal American oak, which makes the dark fruits notes seem a little foxy/Labrusca-like to me. CO2 prickle on palate, which lowers score for me.
Maybe foxy character because we paired w Mexican food (raw white onions in sale?)
Tasty but I was hoping for a bit more fruit/ripeness.

Apr 19th, 2020
Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.0

One of my favorite Washington QPR wines.

One of my favorite Washington QPR wines.

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Bryon Sheets

Drinks like a Syrah without the tannins. Fruity, light, easy drinking.

Drinks like a Syrah without the tannins. Fruity, light, easy drinking.

Jul 4th, 2016
Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

8.8

Less character than past vintages, which is starting to look like a trend, but still has great drinkability. Consistently one of my favorite WA wines in the $10 range.

Less character than past vintages, which is starting to look like a trend, but still has great drinkability. Consistently one of my favorite WA wines in the $10 range.

Jun 25th, 2016
Geoff Troup

Sales Eder Brothers, Cellar Fine Wines

8.8

Pretty intense. Reminds me of Lagrein. Grape jelly, baking spices, pepper, moderate plus acid. Great by itself and with juicy foods.

Pretty intense. Reminds me of Lagrein. Grape jelly, baking spices, pepper, moderate plus acid. Great by itself and with juicy foods.

Apr 27th, 2016
Sue Mohle

Oldest family run winery and grapes! Awesome

Oldest family run winery and grapes! Awesome

Apr 4th, 2015
Mike Dombrow

Buyer Sunfish Cellars

8.5

Yum. Simple and yum.

Yum. Simple and yum.

Sep 6th, 2014
Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.6

This was the first vineyard planted on red mountain. In Austria they call it blaubergunder. They have 260 acres on red mountain. 1975 was the first red mountain vineyard. A very unique and spiced wine with fine tannins and a nice touch of that red miuntain fruit. Red berry fruit nice fresh finish. A lighter red but lots if nuance excellent

This was the first vineyard planted on red mountain. In Austria they call it blaubergunder. They have 260 acres on red mountain. 1975 was the first red mountain vineyard. A very unique and spiced wine with fine tannins and a nice touch of that red miuntain fruit. Red berry fruit nice fresh finish. A lighter red but lots if nuance excellent

Aug 13th, 2014
Steph Zoucha

Medium body
Paired it up with tamales

Medium body
Paired it up with tamales

Jul 23rd, 2014