GRAMERCY CELLARS

July 28, 2023

Today we share one of the treasures of the Walla Walla Valley. For years I have admired the wines by Gramercy Cellars, one of Washington state’s great producer of Rhone varieties. Gramercy was founded by winemaker and master sommelier, Greg Harrington, MS. He crafts both Rhone and Bordeaux varietals, and sources from some of the top vineyards in the state. He partners with Brandon Moss to create some of the best Rose in the Pacific Northwest.

It is remarkable that Harrington incredibly passed the master sommelier exam at the age of 26. Partner and co-winemaker, Brandon Moss, shares Greg’s focus on prime fruit and minimal intervention, showcasing the typicity of the individual varietal. Regardless of vintages, I am highly impressed with the range of wines that gramercy produces. A prime example of this is how they fared with their Bordeaux varietals in 2019 — a cooler vintage that saw a freeze event in early October. Greg and Brandon’s 2019 Cabernets are marvelous, with refined tannins, beautiful structure and plenty of depth and concentration.

They have crafted an incredible new wine, a Rose made from Mourvèdre. The 2022 Gramercy Cellars ‘Olsen Vineyard Rose of Mourvedre’ Rose (OB, 93) is hands down one of the best Rose wines I have tasted this year. I adored the 2019 Gramercy Cellars ‘Columbia Valley’ Cabernet Sauvignon (OB, 94) which is all about balance and beautiful black fruit flavors with plenty of nuance. Learn more about these amazing wines at gramercycellars.com Here are the fantastic new wines by Gramercy Cellars and the superstar winemaking team of Greg Harrington, MS and Brandon Moss.

2019 Gramercy Cellars ‘Walla Walla Valley’ Syrah- The 2019 ‘Walla Walla Valley’ Syrah comes from mainly the Les Collines Vineyard and was stored in a tiny amount of new oak before bottling. The wine saw near all whole cluster fermentation and is loaded with crunchy red and dark fruit flavors, with shades of milk chocolate, wet stone and garrigue. 5% Viognier was co-fermented which gives this a lifted presence and gorgeous citrus blossom fragrance prior to enjoying.