2018 Wenatchee Wine Awards (Click Here)

Chateau Faire Le Pont Wins Diamond of the Decade
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Best of the Best: 2013 Platinum Judging

Winepress Northwest

Our judges this year were:

  • Dan Berger, independent wine journalist from Santa Rosa, Calif., who runs the Riverside International and Long Beach Grand Cru competitions and judges around the world;
  • Jean Yates, longtime Oregon wine merchant and now owner of Oregon Wine Marketing; Parks Redwine of Atlanta, Ga., who owns and runs the Northwest Wine Summit competition;
  • Heather Unwin, executive director of the Red Mountain AVA Alliance;
  • Kristine Bono, director of evangelism for Alexandria Nicole Cellars in Prosser and Woodinville, Wash.;
  • Ken Robertson, wine columnist for Wine Press Northwest;
  • Dave Seaver, tasting panelist for Great Northwest Wine;
  • Coke Roth, international wine judge and Wine Press Northwest columnist.



Here are the results:
Platinum

Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Mourvedre, Wahluke Slope, $30: Doug Brazil is crafting some of the finest wines in North Central Washington from his winery and restaurant in Wenatchee. He uses grapes from Clifton Hills Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope for this delicious red wine that comes with aromas and flavors of cedar, currant, plum, cranberry and white pepper. (100 cases, 13.9% alc.) 

Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Mourvedre, Wahluke Slope also won a Gold award in the North Central Washington Wine Award 2013.


 

North Central WA Wine Awards 2013

Chateau Faire le Pont in Wenatchee won a unanimous double gold medal and four golds.
The competition is put on by Foothills magazine and the Wenatchee World newspaper.
The competition was conducted by Great Northwest Wine.


Double gold
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Carmenere, Yakima Valley, $40

Gold
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Malbec, Horse Heaven Hills, $40
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Sangiovese, Wahluke Slope, $40
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Mourvedre, Wahluke Slope, $30

Silver
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Merlot, Wahluke Slope, $23
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Confluence, Columbia Valley, $43
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Tres Amore, Columbia Valley, $39
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Syrah, Wahluke Slope, $30
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Grenache, Yakima Valley, $30
Chateau Faire le Pont 2010 Commanders Reserve Port, Wahluke Slope, $25

Bronze
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Elerding Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills, $38
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, $23
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Provence, Columbia Valley, $35
Chateau Faire le Pont 2009 Petit Verdot, Yakima Valley, $30
Chateau Faire le Pont 2011 Pomme de Glace, Washington, $23