Release Number Four bottled, for fall release coming October 15, 2009.  We were able to again capture our trademark “style” of exotic spice and dark cherries framed by elegant French Oak tannins with a stylish, and long finish.  If you are on our Allocation List for Release Number Three you are automatically signed up for the same quantity of Release Number Four.  You will be contacted in the fall when the wine is available for pickup or shipment. 

(No payment is due until pickup or shipment is made).

ALLOCATION LIST IS STILL OPEN, just download our ALLOCATION REQUEST FORM and get signed up for our future releases.  Production remains at around 400 cases so availability will continue to be extremely limited.

Release Number Three is available with less than 100 cases left.  Just download a Release Number Three Order Form and fax it to us or call the winery to order  (509-525-0231).  We have attempted to contact all those on our Allocation List to make arrangements for the shipment or pickup of their Release Number Three.  If you are one of those who have not heard from us please contact us so we can get you the wine, before it is gone. 

Release Number Three NOW AVAILABLE, for pickup or delivery, just download a Release Number Three Order Form or call the winery to make arrangements (509-525-0231). If you are on our ALLOCATION LIST you will be contacted to confirm your delivery and pickup information. The wine is showing off its exotic spice and dark cherry flavors with layered complexity and good balance. 

We still have room on our ALLOCATION LIST, so download our ALLOCATION REQUEST form and get signed up now for our future releases. We are keeping our production to around 400 cases so availability is extremely limited. If you are on our allocation list for Release Number Three you are automatically signed up for our future allocations. If you would prefer not to be on our ALLOCATION LIST, just call the winery and let us know.

Don’t forget our special “Release Weekend” November 7 and 8. We will be pouring our new Release Number Three as well as barrel sampling Release Number Four. Wonderful cheese and locally made chocolate treats will be served. If you cannot make it that weekend, just call and make an appointment whenever you get into town.

We look forward to seeing many of you in the coming months and continue to appreciate your interest in Ensemble Cellars wines,     

Craig Nelsen,  Winemaker

Bunny Nelsen, Asst. Winemaker

Melissa Nelsen, Cellar Rat

Thanks! To everyone who has already signed up for our next wine, to be released beginning October 15, 2008 (Number Three). The theme of exotic spice and dark cherry showing layers of complexity with our trademark juniper notes and elegant French Oak continues. Almost 300 allocation requests have been received so far. Release Number Three Allocations still are available, just complete and send/fax in the Allocation Request Form.

This summer, on July 31, you’re invited to a great Golf Tourney, sponsored by Northstar, and other Walla Walla Wineries, including Ensemble Cellars. Click here for an invitation and click here for a registration form. You don’t have to have a team, they will pair you up with others, as needed. Although my team has finished last the last two years, the prizes are fantastic! (We will be attending a James Taylor concert this summer, as a reward for finishing last)

Don’t forget our special “Release Weekend” November 7 and 8. We will be pouring the wine and serving wonderful cheese and locally made chocolate treats. It is not too early to make plans to assure you get the accommodations you prefer.

We are pleased that Release Number Two was selected as the Best Bordeaux Blend over $20 in WA State, (April issue of Seattle Magazine). The twenty cases of this wine left won’t last long.

Open by appointment, we look forward to seeing you in Walla Walla soon. We continue to appreciate your interest in Ensemble Cellars wines,

Craig Nelsen, Winemaker Bunny Nelsen, Asst. Winemaker

Many of you are on our “Allocation List” and have already submitted and received confirmation on your Allocation Request for;

Release Number Three. THANK YOU!

Allocations are still available and we urge you to download the form and fax it to us to assure you will receive the wine you want.

(note that NO PAYMENT is due until pickup, delivery, or shipment is made in the fall). Tasting Notes for this wine are also available for your information.

We are having a special “Release Weekend” November 7 and 8. We will be pouring the wine and serving wonderful cheese and locally made chocolate treats.

A small amount of Release Number Two is still available for purchase and will be poured at the upcoming Spring Release Weekend event May 2, 3, and 4 in Walla Walla. We will also have some special larger format options available for those who prefer “big” bottles.

The April issue of Seattle Magazine highlights the winners of the 2008 Washington Wine Awards. We are pleased that Release Number Two was selected as the Best Bordeaux Blend over $20 in the state in a large tasting event in which the finalists were judged “blind” to pick a winner.

Don’t wait to pick up a few more bottles before it is gone!!

Open by appointment, we look forward to seeing you in Walla Walla soon. We continue to appreciate your interest in Ensemble Cellars wines,

Craig Nelsen, Winemaker Bunny Nelsen, Asst. Winemaker

Download Tasting Notes
Download Allocation Form

‘07 CRUSH is now complete with record number of barrels filled with wine.

Release Three continues to improve; consisting of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot from the ’04, ’05, and ’06 vintages. This blend is more advanced than either Release Number One or Two were at this stage. The wine already shows beautiful complexity and richness, with more structure than our previous wines. We are aging this wine longer in barrel and in bottle, with an anticipated release date the first weekend in November, 2008.

Those of you who have purchased, or do purchase, Release Number Two before it sells out, will be on our “Allocation List” for Release Number Three. Early next year those on the list will receive via e-mail and regular mail an “Allocation Request Form” giving them the opportunity to reserve the wine. We will bottle approximately 380 cases of Release Number Three, so it will remain extremely limited. Click the following for tasting notes and a downloadable order form on Release Number Two for your convenience.

If you sent us an e-mail over the last few months we may have not responded. Please accept my apology for this error—we had a significant e-mail server snafu—so some of our incoming mail ended up in “limbo” land. We have the problem fixed and look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks for your continued interest in Ensemble Cellars wines,
Craig Nelsen, Winemaker     Bunny Nelsen, Asst. Winemaker

We are moving rapidly through our 360 cases of Release Number Two, after a very successful April and May, including the recently concluded Spring Release Weekend here in Walla Walla.  It was great seeing so many of our friends and new acquaintances as they tasted the wine and picked up their Allocations.  As you probably already knew, Release Number One is sold out, although I understand Water to Wine in Gig Harbor has a few bottles left on the shelf.  If you have not made arrangements to pick up or have shipped your “allocated” wine, please contact the winery at 509-525-0231.

Now is the time to focus on RELEASE NUMBER THREE!
The completed blend is now aging nicely in barrel.  The wine consists of 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot from the ’04, ’05, and ’06 vintages.  This blend is more advanced than either Release Number One or Two were at this stage.  The wine already shows beautiful complexity and richness, with more structure than our previous wines.  We will be aging this wine a little longer in barrel and in bottle so look for a release date close to October 2008.

Those of you who have purchased, or do purchase, Release Number Two before it sells out, will be on our “Allocation List” for Release Number Three.  Early next year those on the list will receive via e-mail and regular mail an “Allocation Request Form” giving them the first opportunity to reserve the wine.  We will bottle approximately 380 cases of Release Number Three, so it will remain extremely limited.

If you have not yet purchased Release Number Two I urge you to do so soon.  Attached are tasting notes and a downloadable order form for your convenience.  We appreciate your support and know you will enjoy our upcoming releases as much as our first two.

Thanks for your continued interest in Ensemble Cellars Wines,

Craig Nelsen, Winemaker            Bunny Nelsen, Asst. Winemaker