Ashan Cellars

11/09/2022

Are you in our Chardonnay Club? Ashan Cold Creek Chardonnay 2020 will be released to them in the next few weeks.

Ashan

One of the premier producers of Washington Chardonnay, Ashan was built by Chris Gorman, who has now been in the industry for decades. Ashan is a deep and intense style of Chardonnay that is not made for the weary. These wines scream texture and weight — especially in warm vintages. They are also remarkably consistent. As a regional comparison, think Washington meets Sonoma.
For years I have admired wines from the Connor Lee and Cold Creek Vineyards. Both are old-vine plantings of Chardonnay and the Cold Creek was first established by Chateau Ste. Michelle back in the early 1970s. Wines from the Cold Creek and Connor Lee Vineyards seem to thrive both in cooler and warm vintages. I fondly remember the 2015 Cold Creek by Ste. Michelle, which is ripe and unctuous but had a great mineral backbone despite the heat of the vintages. Chris Gorman has crafted his new wines from the warm 2021 vintage — one that saw a very early harvest for Chardonnay. Do not miss out on the gorgeous new 2021 Ashan ‘Cold Creek Vineyard’ Chardonnay (OB, 93) which is very ripe and delicious, with serious flavor range. Learn more about these great wines at ashancellars.com and here are my reviews of the brand new 2021 Ashan wines.

2021 Ashan ‘Columbia Valley’ Chardonnay- The 2021 Ashan ‘Columbia Valley’ Chardonnay offers intense peach and apricot flavors with shades of brioche and light flinty tones with a light mineral backbone. This is extremely ripe and will appeal to those who want a bigger style of Washington Chardonnay. Drink 2022-2026- 90

2021 Ashan ‘Connor Lee Vineyard’ Chardonnay- Ripe and intense, the 2021 Ashan ‘Connor Lee Vineyard’ Chardonnay delivers unctuous orchard and citrus fruits with butterscotch, toasty brioche on the palate. The flavor complexity here is exceedingly good. Finishing very long, enjoy now and over the next eight years. Drink 2022-2030- 92

2021 Ashan ‘Cold Creek Vineyard’ Chardonnay- The famed ‘Cold Creek Vineyard’ is a historic Washington famed site which was first planted in the 1970s. The palate is ripe and intense with layers of roasted hazelnuts, banana, roasted pineapple and mango. Finishing very long, this has a light salinity that adds to the enjoyment. This is about as close as you can get to Sonoma from this state. Enjoy now and over the next eight years. Drink 2022-2030- 93

01/18/2021

My search for the perfect chardonnay continues, well perfect for me. I love a creamy but not over-oaked chardonnay that still exhibits decent fruit notes wit...

12/01/2018

Ashan Columbia Valley Chardonnay. 1 of 6 Exceptional American Wines under $35. Thanks Wine Spectator.

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04/14/2017

Artisan Chardonnay of Washington State. Winemaker Chris Gorman

08/14/2016

Best Chardonnay $15-40 of 2016. Seattle Magazine.

08/05/2015

Please Help! The Gorman Winery Food Drive is this weekend at our Winery Tasting Room in the Warehouse District. 10(+) cans gets you a free tasting and helps feed local families and pets. Proceeds go to the Maltby Food Bank and Homeward Pet Adoption Center in Woodinville. Details below.
Bring 50+ cans and you get entered in a drawing for complimentary Reserve Tasting for 10

07/21/2015

Pixie 2012....The Sleeping Giant 2012...The Big Sissy Chardonnay 2014...The Albatross Reserve Cabernet have been reviewed.

03/18/2014

01/16/2014

Ashan Reviews

Chardonnay is a grape of many contradictions. On the one hand, it is by far (by far) America’s most consumed variety. On the other, it is often one of its most scorned with a loud and vocal ABC – Anything But Chardonnay – movement some years back. Unoaked and 'Naked' Chardonnays sprung up in opposit...

11/06/2013

Our Chardonnays: Conner Lee, Kestrel Old Vine & Celilo.

10/25/2013

Celilo