Awards and Scores

We let the critics do the talking. Year after year, our Red Mountain estate fruit has earned recognition from the voices that matter most in wine. Here’s what they had to say.

International Wine Report

2021 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 95 points
2021 Estate Malbec – 94 points
2021 Estate Envoy – 93 points
2020 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 95 points
2020 Estate Syrah – 91 points
2020 Estate Plus Cabernet Sauvignon – 92 points
2020 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 94 points
2020 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
2020 Estate Grenache – 92 points
2020 Estate Envoy – 92 points
2020 Estate Diplomat – 93 points
2020 Estate Minister – 93 points
2020 Estate Malbec – 92 points
2019 Estate Envoy – 91 points
2019 Estate Malbec – 91 points
2019 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 92 points
2019 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 95 points
2019 Estate Diplomat – 93 points
2019 Estate Grenache – 92 points
2018 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points
2018 Estate Envoy – 92 points
2018 Estate Malbec – 93 points
2018 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 94 points
2018 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 94 points
2017 Estate Diplomat – 94 points
2017 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points

2017 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 93 points
2017 Estate Grenache – 91 points
2016 Estate Grenache – 91 Points
2016 Estate Merlot – 91 points
2016 Estate Diplomat – 91 points
2016 Estate Envoy – 91 points
2016 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 Points
2016 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 92 Points
2016 Estate Malbec – 92 Points
2017 Sauvignon Blanc, Special Selection – 91 points
2016 Sauvignon Blanc – 91 points
2015 Estate Petit Verdot – 92 points
2015 Estate Grenache – 92 points
2015 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points
2015 Estate Diplomat – 91 points
2015 Estate Envoy – 91 points
2015 Estate Merlot – 91 points
2015 Estate Malbec – 91 points
2014 Estate Grenache – 91 points
2014 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 91 points
2014 Estate Envoy – 91 points
2014 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points
2014 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 92 points
2014 Estate Sunset Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 92 points
2013 Estate Diplomat – 92 points
2012 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 92 points

Wine Spectator

2015 Estate Envoy – 91 points

Jeb Dunnuck

2021 Plenipotentiary Estate Cabernet Sauvignon: 92 points
2021 Plenipotentiary Estate Syrah: 92 points
2021 Estate Malbec: 92 points
2021 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon: 91 points
2021 Estate Syrah: 91 points
2021 Estate Envoy: 91 points
2020 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 91 points
2019 Estate Cabernet Franc – 92 points
2019 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points
2019 Estate Diplomat – 91 points
2019 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 91 points
2018 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 95 points
2018 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 93 points

2018 Estate Diplomat – 93 points
2018 Estate Malbec – 92 points
2018 Estate Minister – 92 points
2018 Estate Plenipotentiary Grenache – 91 points
2017 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 94 points
2017 Estate Diplomat – 94 points
2017 Estate Minister – 92 points
2017 Estate Envoy – 91 points
2017 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 91 points
2016 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points
2016 Estate Diplomat – 93 points
2016 Estate Merlot – 92 points

James Suckling

2022 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 93 points
2022 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
2022 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 92 points
2022 Estate Grenache – 91 points
2022 Estate Syrah – 91 points
2022 Estate Malbec – 91 points
2021 Estate Sunset Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 94 points
2021 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 94 points
2021 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 94 points
2021 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
2021 Estate Diplomat – 93 points
2021 Estate Malbec – 92 points
2021 Estate Minister – 92 points
2021 Estate Envoy – 91 points
2021 Estate Syrah – 91 points
2021 Estate Grenache – 90 points
2020 Estate Minister – 93 Points
2020 Estate Diplomat – 92 points
2020 Estate Envoy – 91 points
2019 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 93 points
2019 Estate Plenipotentiary Grenache – 93 points

2019 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
2019 Estate Diplomat – 92 points
2019 Estate Minister – 92 points
2019 Estate Cabernet Franc – 92 points
2019 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 92 points
2019 Estate Malbec – 92 points
2019 Estate Alliance – 92 points
2018 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 95 points
2018 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 93 points
2018 Estate Plenipotentiary Grenache – 91 points
2018 Estate Malbec – 92 points
2018 Estate Diplomat – 93 points
2018 Estate Envoy – 91 points
2018 Estate Minister – 92 points
2018 Estate Alliance – 93 points
2017 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 94 points
2017 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
2017 Estate Envoy – 92 points
2017 Estate Diplomat – 92 points
2016 Estate Diplomat – 92 points
2016 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 93 points

Wine and Spirits

Top 100 Wineries of 2021
2019 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 94 points
2019 Estate Minister – 93 points
2019 Estate Diplomat – 93 points
2019 Estate Grenache – 91 points
2019 Estate Envoy – 91 points
2018 Estate Diplomat – 94 points

2018 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
2018 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 92 points
2017 Estate Envoy – 95 points
2017 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 94 points
2017 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
2017 Estate Sunset Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
2015 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points
2015 Estate Diplomat – 91 points

Wine Enthusiast

2022 Estate Plenipotentiary Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 94 points
2022 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 92 points
2022 Estate Minister – 92 points
2022 Estate Diplomat – 91 points
2022 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 90 points
2022 Estate Syrah – 90 points
2022 Estate Envoy – 90 points
2021 Estate Sunset Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 95 points
2021 Estate Grenache – 93 points

2021 Estate Diplomat – 93 points
2021 Plenipotentiary Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 92 points
2021 Estate Malbec – 92 points
2021 Estate Syrah – 91 points
2021 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points
2021 Estate Envoy – 91 points
2021 Plenipotentiary Estate Syrah – 92 points
2012 Estate Envoy – 92 points
2012 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points

Seattle - Washington Wine Awards

Double Gold – 2023 Estate Diplomat – 94 points
Gold – 2023 Estate Envoy – 93 points
Gold – 2023 Estate Plenipotentiary Malbec – 92 points
Gold – 2023 Estate Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points
Gold – 2021 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 94 points
Gold – 2021 Estate Sunset Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
Gold – 2021 Estate Minister – 92 points
Gold – 2021 Estate Envoy – 92 points
Gold – 2021 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 92 points
Gold – 2021 Estate Grenache – 90 points
Gold – 2020 Estate Diplomat – 94 points
Gold – 2020 Estate Plus Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
Gold – 2020 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 93 points
Gold – 2020 Estate Syrah – 91 points
Gold – 2020 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points
Silver – 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon – 90 points
Silver – 2020 Estate Grenache – 90 points
Silver – 2020 Estate Malbec – 90 points
Silver – 2020 Estate Minister – 90 points
Silver – 2020 Estate Envoy – 90 points
Double Gold – 2019 Estate Diplomat – 96 points
Double Gold – 2019 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 96 points
Double Gold – 2019 Estate Malbec – 95 points
Gold – 2019 – Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
Gold – 2019 – Estate Envoy – 92 points
Double Gold – 2018 Estate Envoy – 95 points
Double Gold – 2018 Estate Malbec – 95 points
Double Gold – 2018 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 95 points

Gold – 2018 Estate Plenipotentiary Grenache – 91 points
Best in Class – 2017 Estate Malbec – 96 points
Double Gold – 2017 Estate Minister – 95 points
Double Gold – 2017 Estate Envoy – 95 points
Gold – 2017 Estate Syrah – 91 points
Best in Class – 2015 Estate Petit Verdot
Gold – 2015 Estate Diplomat
Gold – 2015 Estate Envoy
Gold – 2015 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver – 2015 Estate Syrah
Silver – 2015 Estate Merlot
Silver – 2015 Estate Malbec
Silver – 2015 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold: 2015 Sauvignon Blanc
Gold: 2014 Estate Grenache
Silver: 2014 Estate Envoy
Silver: 2014 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon
Diamond of the Decade – 2013 Estate Envoy
Double Gold: 2012 Estate Syrah
Double Gold: 2012 Estate Grenache
Double Gold: 2012 Estate Attaché Grenache
Double Gold: 2012 Estate Envoy
Double Gold: 2012 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver: 2012 Estate Diplomat
Double Gold: 2011 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon
Double Gold: 2011 Estate Diplomat
Gold: 2011 Estate Envoy
Gold: 2011 Estate Syrah
Double Gold: 2010 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold: 2010 Estate Syrah
Gold: 2010 Estate Diplomat Blend
Gold: 2010 Estate Envoy
Gold: 2009 Estate Envoy Blend

Owen Bargreen

2021 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 94 points
2021 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 93 points
2021 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 93 points
2021 Estate Envoy – 93 points
2021 Estate Malbec – 93 points
2023 Estate Rose – 91 points
2023 Boushey Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc – 91 points

2020 Estate Grenache – 92 points
2020 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 91 points
2020 Estate Envoy – 91 points
2020 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points
2020 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 91 points
2020 Estate Plus Cabernet Sauvignon – 92 points

Vinous

2020 Estate Grenache – 92 points
2020 Estate Plenipotentiary Syrah – 91 points

Wine Press NW Platinum Judging

Platinum: 2012 Estate Syrah

Cascadia Wine Competition

Double Gold: 2014 Estate Sunset Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Gold: 2014 Limited Varietal Selection Estate Petit Verdot
Silver: 2014 Estate Grenache

Silver: 2014 Estate Merlot
Judges Selection: 2014 Estate Merlot
Gold & Best of Class: 2013 Estate Syrah
Double Gold: 2012 Estate Envoy

Great Northwest Invitational Wine Competition

Double Gold Medal and Best in Class: 2010 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver Medal: 2011 Estate Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon
Silver Medal: 2011 Estate Diplomat

2015 Minnesota Monthly Food & Wine Experience "Best Of" Competition

Winner Best Red Blend: 2011 Estate Envoy
Winner Best Syrah: 2011 Estate Syrah

2014 Vine Arts Blind Tasting Competition

1st Place: 2011 Estate Diplomat

2012 Cabernet Classic

2010 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – 1st Place Best Washington Cabernet Sauvignon
2010 Estate Diplomat – 2nd Place Best Cabernet

Awards and Scores

Top 100 Wineries of 2021