DeLille Cellars
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DeLille Cellars is a winery in Woodinville, Washington, USA. The tasting room is located in the Hollywood District of Woodinville, at the former Redhook Brewery.{{Cite web|url=https://seattle.eater.com/2019/11/25/20981464/delille-cellars-woodinville-winery-hollywood-station|title = Prominent Woodinville Winery DeLille Unveils Its Huge, Fancy New Home|date = 25 November 2019}} DeLille Cellars specializes in wines using the Bordeaux grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. In 2000, DeLille won The New York Times Wine Today.com "Winery of the Year" award.Find Articles "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Dec_21/ai_68317916 WineToday.com Selects Winery of the Year]" Business Wire Dec. 21, 2000 It is one of Washington state's premier cult wines.Tom Parker Discovering Washington Wines pg 85 Raconteurs Press 2002 {{ISBN|0-9719258-5-2}}
History
The winery was founded in 1992 by Jay Soloff, winemaker Chris Upchurch, and Charles and Greg Lill.{{Cite web|url=https://www.delillecellars.com/Winery|title=About Us | Uniquely Washington Wines - DeLille Cellars|website=www.delillecellars.com}} For the few first years, Master of wine David Lake served as consulting enologist.{{Cite web|url=http://vintners.net/wawine/delille/|title=DeLille Cellars -- MikeL's Guide to WA Wineries|website=vintners.net}}
In March 2019, DeLille Cellars moved all production and offices to the old Redhook Brewery site in Woodinville, with a new tasting room set to open in Fall 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.delillecellars.com/Visit-Us|access-date=2019-03-15|title=Visit Us|website=delillecellars.com}}
Wines
DeLille Cellars has a portfolio of over a dozen Bordeaux and Rhône style blends.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}
Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon, Chaleur Estate, D2, Harrison Hill, Four Flags Cabernet Sauvignon and Chaleur Blanc are the Bordeaux style labels. Rhone-style blends include Signature Syrah, Rhône-styled Syrah, produced from grapes grown in Boushey Vineyard,P. Gregutt "Washington Wines and Wineries: The Essential Guide" pg 85-86 University of California Press 2007 {{ISBN|0-520-24869-4}} Métier (a Châteauneuf-du-Pape style red, and Doyenne (a Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon blend. DeLille Cellars also makes a Roussanne and a traditional Rosé.
The winery sources its grapes primarily in the Red Mountain AVA in Eastern Washington and utilizes 100% French oak barrels. The winery has an estate vineyard on Red Mountain, Grand Ciel Vineyard.
At the 2001 San Francisco International Wine Competition, DeLille Cellars won "Best in Show" in the Premium red blend category for its 1998 Yakima Valley D2.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sfwinecomp.com/html/best_2001.html|title=Tom Stockley Best of Show Awards}}
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External links
- [http://www.delillecellars.com/ DeLille Cellars] Official Page
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