Winemaker's comments
The 2002 Quilceda Creek Columbia Valley Red Wine is our best offering of this wine to date. Smoke, vanilla, cocoa, and dark fruits dominate this medium bodied wine. This wine offers a great value and pleasure for the more occasional drink over the next 7-10 years

Reviews
2002 Columbia Valley Red Wine

International Wine Cellar Review

"Full red-ruby. Tangy aromas of plum, cassis and musky torrefaction. Silky and suave in the mouth, with fruit-driven flavors of raspberry, plum, chocolate and sexy oak, with a complicating note of fresh herbs. Finishes with sweet tannins and supple lingering fruit. Make from declassified fruit and press wine." Score: 89-90

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar Nov/Dec 04

Wine Advocate

"The opaque, dark ruby-colored 2002 Red Wine (Quilceda Creek’s "second label") reveals fresh blackberry and violet aromas. A 975-case blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc, it is medium-bodied, concentrated, and packed with tar-laced black fruits, currants, and tannin, a structured effort with an admirably long finish, this wine is a candidate for drinking between 2008 and 2018."
Score: 89

Pierre-Antoine Rovani
Wine Advocate, Issue 164, closing date 4-24-06