Event Logo Image
Auction Preview
3002
Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino 6-Bottle Collection

Tuscany’s most honored vineyard estate, Castello Banfi’s award-winning wines are exported to over 90 countries around the world. Lauded for groundbreaking research on the Sangiovese vine to produce superior Brunello and super Tuscan wines; producing healthy, more organic wines that are low in sulfites and histamines; and developing cutting edge winemaking techniques, Castello Banfi is the first winery in the world to be awarded international recognition for exceptional environmental, ethical and social responsibility.

This vertical includes: Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Vintage '96, '00, '01, '03, '04, and '06. 

Value: $413.00
3003
Sterling Merlot Three Palms Vineyard 3-Bottle Collection

Three Palms Vineyard is deservedly legendary. By almost any estimation, it is one of a handful of Napa Valley’s greatest vineyards, and is, without question, the most important Merlot vineyard in North America. This iconic vineyard helped pioneer luxury Merlot in California, and played a pivotal role in establishing it as one of North America’s great premium varietals.

This vertical includes: Three Palms Vineyard Sterling Merlot Vintage '01, '02, and '04.

Value: $300.00
3004
Sterling Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1996 1.5L/Magnum

This library wine, the top Bordeaux blend from Sterling Vineyards, is sure to be a cellar showpiece and the highlight of the library wines in your cellar!

Sterling Vineyards, founded by British businessman Peter Newton in 1964, is located near the town of Calistoga (in the northern part of Napa Valley). Sterling is famous for producing the first vintage-dated Merlot in California in 1969.

94 Points - Wine Spectator

Tasting Notes: Ripe, smooth and harmonious, showing layers of currant, cedar, coffee, anise and blackberry, this outstanding California red unfolds to reveal a supple texture, then firms up nicely on the finish.

 

 

 

 

Value: $286.00
3005
Chateau Clerc Milon 4- Bottle Collection

A wine with considerable ageing potential made in the traditional Médoc way, Château Clerc Milon is the result of a particularly successful marriage between gravel and clay-limestone terroirs and Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes.

Powerful, tannic, full-bodied and rich in fruit, it also has all the typical elegance of the finest Pauillac wines.

This collection includes two bottles Chateau Clerc Milon Vintage '01 and two bottles of Chateau Clerc Milon Vintage '03. 

Value: $510.00
3006
Henri Abele Champagne Reims 1986

Do not miss out on this 1986 bottle of champagne from Henri Abele Champagne Reims!

Champagne Henri Abelé is the 3rd oldest Champagne House of Reims and is credited as the pioneer of the frozen disgorge method. A great champagne house rich in history and famous in France for its decades charitable works both locally and further afield. It is the only Champagne House of Reims gifted with "Le Sourire de Reims" (the Smile of Reims) from the city as Abelé started the fund to rebuild the famous Reims Cathedral after the second world war.

Famously it can be found when dining at the Moulin Rouge and was it was noted to have been on the wine list on the Titanic.

Value: $120.00
3007
Washington Syrah 4-Bottle Collection

Syrah is a bit of an unsung hero in Washington State. Thanks to our complex mix of soils, warm summers and cooler autumns, this state can produce wines that have the ripe fruit flavors of the new world alongside the structure and the freshness of the old world.

This curated collection of Syrahs come from vineyards scattered across our beautiful state.

  • Gramercy Cellars, John Lewis Vineyard 2006 Syrah 
  • Nine Hats, Long Shadows 2008 Syrah
  • Trust 2008 Syrah
  • Syzygy 2007 Syrah
Value: $157.00
3009
Spottswoode 2014 Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

This phenomenal 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon could be yours tonight and is nearing it's optimal drinking age!

Robert Parker rated this wine 98+ points.

Wine Enthusiast Tasting Notes: Nuanced, with 10% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot, this is a quietly powerful wine, smooth and structured and immediate in its beauty, yet possessed of legs to cellar for 20-plus years. Crushed flowers and rocks open on the nose, providing a clutch of minerality, as grippy tannins support red currant, plum and a freshness of persistent acidity. Try to wait on this one. Best 2024–2034.

Established in 1882, Spottswoode Estate is distinguished by the pre-Prohibition Victorian home depicted on their wine label. Spottswoode was christened by Mrs. Albert Spotts in 1910 and later acquired by Mary and Jack Novak in 1972. Mary released Spottswoode’s first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1982, exactly one hundred years after the estate’s founding. Since then, she's played an enormous part in building Napa Valley's reputation for wine.


Value: $200.00
3010
Quilceda Creek 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon

Quilceda Creek Winery was born when Paul Golitzin joined his father as winemaker in 1992. Now, he directs all aspects of vineyard management and winemaking. With a gifted palate and a no-compromise commitment to quality, Paul focused the winery's attention on its greatest assets: the vineyards of the Columbia Valley.

Paul's vision catapulted the wines to a new level of excellence, resulting in some of the highest reviews and awards of any winery in the United States: seventeen 100-point scores from six different critics across Wine Advocate, Decanter and the International Wine Report. Additionally, Quilceda Creek was awarded three top 10 wines of the year in Wine Spectator, and Wine Enthusiast's Best Cabernet of the Year. 

Quilceda Creek 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon (96 Points)

Tasting Notes: "This is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, with fruit coming from Horse Heaven Hills sites Champoux, Lake Wallula, Palengat, and Wallula. It's aromatically brooding out of the gate, with notes of cherry meats, barrel spice and incense, not yet ready to reveal its charms. Dense, focused, layered, almost creamy-feeling fruit flavors follow. It is coiled up tightly right now but has all of the stuffing to go the distance and then some. Best from 2030–2037."


Value: $200.00
3011
Leonetti 2020 Merlot

Hailing from Seven Hills, Loess, Leonetti Old Block and Mill Creek Upland vineyards, the Leonetti 2020 Merlot is a standout offering of this variety. Its anise, dark fruit, mocha, spice, flower, earth and green pepper aromas lead to focused fruit flavors, with a firm spine of tannin, bright acidity and finish that carries. The structure augurs well for its longevity. Best 2021–2026

Tasting Notes: Intensely deep color. The aromatics are rich and sweet with notes of pomegranate, plum, raspberry, baking spices, vanilla, bay leaf, and a hint of plumeria. Broad and elegant on the palate with cherry chocolate character, a silky-smooth mouthfeel, and a plush, lengthy finish.

Leonetti Cellar has been crafting world class wine in Walla Walla for over forty years. Their passion for quality wine shows in every step of the process, from the rich soil they maintain to the finished product, which reflects Leonetti's heritage as well as their relentless evolution.

Value: $105.00
3012
Quilceda Creek: CVR 3-year Vertical

Quilceda Creek Winery was born when Paul Golitzin joined his father as winemaker in 1992. Now, he directs all aspects of vineyard management and wine-making. With a gifted palate and a no-compromise commitment to quality, Paul focused the winery's attention on its greatest assets: the vineyards of the Columbia Valley. Paul's vision catapulted the wines to a new level of excellence, resulting in some of the highest reviews and awards of any winery in the United States: seventeen 100-point scores from six different critics across Wine Advocate, Decanter and the International Wine Report. Additionally, Quilceda Creek was awarded three top 10 wines of the year in Wine Spectator, and Wine Enthusiast's Best Cabernet of the Year.

Quilceda Creek 2018 CVR Red Wine (94 Points)

"The 2018 Quilceda Creek "CVR" Columbia Valley Red Wine is a combination of all our vineyard sites and represents a great value from a fantastic vintage. Lush black, blue and red fruits are found in this wine, with nuances of cocoa nib, vanilla bean, tobacco and spice. This blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc is the best CVR to date and will be best enjoyed over the next 15 years."

Quilceda Creek 2017 CVR Red Wine (92 Points)

"The 2017 Quilceda Creek "CVR" Columbia Valley Red Wine is a combination of all our vineyard sites and represents a great value. Lush red and blue fruits are found in this wine with nuances of star anise, smoke, cedar, and minerals. This blend of 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc will be best enjoyed over the next 15 years."

Quilceda Creek 2016 CVR Red Wine (91 Points)

"The 2016 Quilceda Creek "CVR" Columbia Valley Red Wine is a combination of all our vineyard sites and represents a great value. It is the best version of this wine to date displaying highly aromatic black and blue fruits with nuances of anise, smoke, forest floor and minerals."

Value: $213.00

Thank You to Our Sponsors:

Kindering’s 60th Anniversary Auction Gala

Saturday, May 21, 2022

The Seattle Westin

 

Special Thanks to

2022 Auction Chairs 

Brian & Susie Vowinkel

 

 

2022 Auction Committee

Erin Azose

Stephanie Collier

Ingrid Hanou

Amy Robl

Astrid Staneff

Stefanie Wright