Delille Cellars D2 Red Columbia Valley 2017

96 points Purely Domestic Wine Report: "The nose is a supple cedar, tobacco and herb with notes of fresh squeezed raspberry. The palate entry is sleek yet reserved dark fruits. Although imbued with youthful tannins it has notable pedigree in the core--texture and body with supple fine-grained acidity. Finishes with violet, polished plum. Lovely. Drink: 2021-2036. (Volume 9.3)"

93 points and 'Top 100 Wine of 2020 (#63),' Wine Spectator: "[$48 list] Opens with supple and expressive red currant, green olive and clove flavors, then shifts gears and takes on increasingly muscular yet polished tannins on the long finish. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2028. (9/30/20)"

92 points Anthony Mueller (Wine Advocate): "[$48 list] A blend of 66% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2017 D2 Proprietary Red Wine opens to a nose of dusty plum, silky cherry skin and black raspberry before showing hints of baking spice, dusty flower petals and baked earth. Medium to full-bodied, the wine is expressive and balanced across the mid-palate with lifting tannins and energetic acidity to make it food-friendly. Lingering flavors of cedar and sage persist in the mouth, as the wine stretches its legs on the winding finish, highlighting the red berry frame. D2 has always been a crowdpleaser, and the 2017 bottling continues that winning streak. The wine spent 20 months in French oak barrels (68% new) and then rested in bottle for eight months. Drink: 2020-2030. (Oct 2020)"

91 points Stephen Tanzer (Vinous): "Bright, moderately saturated red-ruby. Savory scents of blackberry, blueberry, cocoa powder, spices and tobacco leaf. Suave, savory and fine-grained, showing a restrained sweetness and a light touch to its raspberry, pomegranate, spice and cocoa flavors. Hints of cedar and herbs add complexity. Doesn't offer quite the breadth or palate-saturating density of the 2016 but graceful, pliant, seamless, savory and persistent, with sweet, dusty tannins in the background. Drink: 2021-2026. (Dec 2020)"

91 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The largest production cuvée from Delille, the D2 is named after the D2 highway that runs from the town of Bordeaux up into the Médoc. It’s always a quality wine, and the 2017 D2 sports a deep purple/ruby color as well as Bordeaux-like notes of cedary herbs, lead pencil, tobacco, damp earth, and blackberries. Medium-bodied, balanced, and silky, it’s unquestionably an outstanding wine that has a decade (or more) of prime drinking ahead of it. Drink: 2020-2032. (4/15/20)"

91 points Wine & Spirits: "[$48 list] D2 blends about two-thirds merlot with 30 percent cabernet sauvignon and a few dollops of cabernet franc and petit verdot. It’s bright and chewy, scented with briar, tobacco leaf and cherry, with a velvety texture and the flesh to get around a lamb chop. (Oct 2020)"