June 2024
Retrospective Wine Review by Owen Bargreen
Recently, Northwest-based wine writer and reviewer, Owen Bargreen, joined Chad & Corey at our Walla Walla winery to taste through a special selection of Dusted Valley wines. What set this lineup apart from the usual review? All the wines were 13-16 years old. Have you had the patience to hold any of your Dusted Valley wines for a decade?
After reading about Owen’s experience, you might be convinced to set some bottles aside in a cool, dark corner for a few extra years. Below, you’ll find a list of the wines he tasted and their scores, but we encourage you to visit OwenBargreen.com to read his full notes on the wines.
- 2008 Dusted Valley Viognier, 92
- 2011 Dusted Valley Stone Tree Vineyard Grenache, 91
- 2010 Dusted Valley Squirrel Tooth Alice, 92
- 2011 Dusted Valley Squirrel Tooth Alice, 92
- 2010 Dusted Valley Wallywood, 92
- 2011 Dusted Valley Wallywood, 92
- 2010 Dusted Valley Stone Tree Vineyard Mourvèdre, 92
- 2011 Dusted Valley Stone Tree Vineyard Mourvèdre, 91
- 2010 Dusted Valley Stained Tooth Syrah, 93
- 2011 Dusted Valley Stained Tooth Syrah, 91
- 2010 Dusted Valley Tall Tales Syrah, 94
- 2010 Dusted Valley Rachis Syrah, 92
- 2010 Dusted Valley Petite Sirah, 93
- 2011 Dusted Valley Petite Sirah, 92
If available, Tech Sheets are linked in the above list.
Seattle Wine Awards 
Founded in 2006, the Seattle Wine Awards is the largest wine recognition program in the state. Wines are evaluated by a tasting panel featuring locally and nationally respected Masters of Wine, Master Sommeliers, wine buyers, wine directors, sommeliers, and journalists. This year, Dusted Valley submitted 3 wines for evaluation and we are pleased to share that all three were awarded medals: