"This wine was designed to celebrate baseball. Our Washington wine region and our families." - Edgar Martinez

Palencia Wine Company proudly announces the first ever collaboration between professional baseball player Edgar Martinez and Winemaker Victor Palencia. Not only is this project our first magnum, these limited 1.5 Liter bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon celebrate the talents and accomplishments of Edgar Martinez within the world of baseball and his acceptance into the Hall of Fame.

Blend: 100% Pinot Noir

Vineyard Site: Two Gun Vineyard, Ancient Lakes of Columbia Valley AVA, Washington

A delicate pink with copper notes on the edges, the wine has an inviting nose of red fruits, in particular cranberries and raspberries. Underlying everything is a sense of minerality – crushed seashells typical of the Ancient Lakes AVA – and red flowers. On the palate the cranberries fall away and are replaced by a combination of raspberries and candied strawberries. With a good but not overwhelming acid on the backbone this wine is sure to please on its own or with food.

Double Gold -  25th annual Platinum Competition - The Best of the Northwest 2024

Gold 93 Points - Seattle Wine Awards 2024

Double Gold - Cascadia International Wine Competition 2024

Gold - Great Northwest Wine Invitational Wine Competition 2024

Straw colored with delicate bubbles, the sparkling Albariño opens on the nose with notes of candied green apples, pineapple, and stone fruit. There is a hint of minerality as well which indicates its origin. On the palate the wine is balanced with green apples and a well-balanced acidity. Strongly recommend drinking the wine in a traditional champagne glass rather than flute to experience the full nose.

Double Gold -  25th annual Platinum Competition - The Best of the Northwest 2024

Gold 91 Points - Seattle Wine Awards 2024

Gold 91 Points - Pacific Northwest Wine Competition 2024

NEW! Spring Release 2025. Palencia Estate Rosé - 60% Grenache & 40% Mourvedre. 

Winemaker, Victor Palencia's first estate wine is a winner on all fronts with a stunning light ruby color, deliciously complex flavors, and vibrant finishing acidity you’d expect from a sparkling wine. Generous watermelon and raspberry aromatics and flavors are accentuated with a slice of strawberry shortcake and micro-fine bubbles, giving the wine a suggestively creamy middle stanza. The finish is crisp and tangy, with flavors of kumquat, watermelon rind, and blood orange.

Gold, 91 Points - 2025 Savor NW Wine Awards

Beautiful fragrances of honeysuckle, timothy hay, green pear, and apple blossom start you off, with opening flavors of apricot and Meyer lemon wrapped around a delicious core of Bartlett pear fruit. The off-dry finish displays a splash of vanilla cream, minerality, and a whisper of honeycomb. This is a super-versatile sparkler that should pair nicely with everything from spicy Thai food to fresh oysters on the half-shell.

Purple color with some bronzing edges, this wine shows great color for six years into its existence (reviewed 11/10/2023).  Blackberry with a hint of what beckons to soy sauce land on the nose, and there is a brown sugar element sitting in there as well to round out the experience. The tannins are still very present but softened to shape the overall experience. Flavors of fig and a bit of cola on the mid-palate. 

This Red Mountain Cabernet has distinct full-bodied supple tannins that caress the palate. A burst of fresh field berries and stone fruits greets you on the nose, along with tons of juicy/chewy dried cherry and currant flavors. The amazing finish suggests ultra-dark cherry, black licorice, vanilla bean, and toasted oak. This wine is bold and robust – exactly what you’d expect from a Washington Cab – and, at the same time, flat-out delicious. This elegant cabernet was aged in 100% French oak barrels for 26 months giving it layers of complexity and polished tannins.

90 Points James Suckling.com 2024. An attractive, juicy wine with mellow red fruit flavors, light tannins and good acidity for a fresh impression. Drink now.

2023 Awards: Gold 93 Points Washington State Wine Awards/Seattle Wine Awards.

Intriguing nose of green herbs, bell pepper, clove, and mint are complemented with subtle flavors of black olive and cassis on the palate. This wine is clearly more savory than fruit-forward and that makes it an outstanding choice to serve with foods such as carne asada or linguiça seasoned with cumin, cilantro or mild jalapeño..100% Red Mountain Carmenere.

2023 Awards: Best in Class 94 Points Gold - Washington State Wine Awards/Seattle Wine Awards.

Gold 92 Points - Savor NW.

Double Gold 92 Points - Pacific Northwest Wine Competition.

Enticing milk chocolate and maraschino cherry aromatics are followed by lovely, subtle blackberry and blueberry fruit flavors. The finish is slightly textured, with nicely integrated tannins. Consider serving this wine with your next charcuterie plate, as it pairs well with a variety of cheeses including herbed chevre, fontina, and Manchego. 100% Red Mountain Malbec.

2023 Awards: Gold 91 Points - Pacific Northwest Wine Competition. 

Fermented in small vat open top fermenters and aged in 100% French Oak for 24 months gives our wines balance and complexity showcasing the fruit and vineyard quality. Our Red Mountain Carmeñere captures the depth and intense structure found in the Red Mountain AVA. Hints of grilled jalapenos, a trademark character of this variety compliments the fruit nature of this wine. Hints of mocha, leather and clove dance on the pallet. Enjoy with lamb, steak, carne asada, peppered chicken, and salmon dishes.

Platinum -  25th annual Platinum Competition - The Best of the Northwest 2024

90 Points - James Suckling.com 2024. This has an attractive nose of raspberries, blueberries and cacao nibs. It’s full-bodied, creamy and plush, with soft tannins and a chocolatey finish. Drink and enjoy.

Double Gold 95 Points - Seattle Wine Awards 2024

Gold 91 Points - Savor NW 2024

Enticing milk chocolate and maraschino cherry aromatics are followed by lovely, subtle blackberry and blueberry fruit flavors. The finish is slightly textured, with nicely integrated tannins. Consider serving this wine with your next charcuterie plate, as it pairs well with a variety of cheeses including herbed chevre, fontina, and Manchego. 100% Red Mountain Malbec.

Here’s a Cabernet Sauvignon lover’s dream: big, dense, and textured, but it also carries a nice splash of acidity for picture-perfect balance. Black pepper, cherry, and sweet cedar on the nose are followed by compact flavors of blackberry, cassis, and black licorice. Put this on your must-have list as a drink now/drink later Cab and enjoy it either on its own or with burgers, lamb, ribs or a hearty stew.

This wine runs the gamut of savory/umami characteristics with green herbs, blackberry leaf, black olive, and bell pepper flavors at its core. There’s an underlying suggestion of ultra-dark plum near the finish, along with a gentle spritz of white pepper. Should this be your go-to wine when there’s ‘anything beef’ on the menu? Oh yeah!

Gold - Great Northwest Wine Invitational Wine Competition 2024

Fermented in small vat open top fermenters and aged in 100% French Oak for 24 months gives our wines balance and complexity that showcases the fruit and vineyard quality. This Petit Verdot is a rare gem demonstrating the bold flavors and aromas of a 100% Petit Verdot, most commonly used as a blender, this variety can demonstrate immense depth and flavors when grown and cellared with TLC. Pairs great with grilled meats, charcuterie, and chocolate. 

Platinum at 2022 Great Northwest Wine International Platinum Awards

Gold - Savor NW 2020

This El Viñador Petit Verdot hails from the Wahluke Slope AVA, with big, bold flavors. Mostly black fruits greet you on the nose and palate, followed by tastes of plum, sage, and lilac. This is a full-bodied wine with high tannins on the finish. This Petit Verdot would pair well with bleu cheese burgers and roasted meats.

While some Petit Verdots may be overly tannic and in need of long-term cellaring, this one carries a voluptuous, silky quality that makes it instantly enjoyable. At its core, you’ll find blackberry and Ligurian cherry fruit with gentle touches of black tea and plum skin on the finish. Coupled with a splash of acidity in the background for added balance, this may be one of the most approachable, ready-to-drink Petit Verdots you’ve ever tasted.100% Petit Verdot sourced from Wahluke Slope.

Best of Class 91 Points Savor NW 2023.

Gold 93 Points - Pacific Northwest Wine Competition 2023. 

90 Points - James Suckling.com 2024. This has aromas of dark chocolate, walnuts, roasted herbs and baked strawberries. Rich, ripe and gently jammy with a full body and rounded tannins. Soft and plush. Drink now. 

Gorgeous and amazing aromatics of espresso, sweet tea, Sichuan peppers, and rose petals lead off, with solid flavors of Bing cherry, cassis, and bittersweet chocolate. Sturdy tannins on the finish are highlighted with nuances of roasted hazelnut and green peppercorn. Enjoy now, or stock your cellar for future enjoyment in another five to 10 years.

Blackberries and dark cherries dominate the nose as a cedar element runs in the undercurrent. The palate is defined by those blackberries, cocoa, and grippy tannins, with lesser floral elements present and a lengthy finish. This is a wine that will easily last 10+ years and continue to evolve across its entire life.

Sweet tobacco and cigar box aromatics are followed by layers of concentrated Italian cherry, rum raisin, and cola flavors along with nuances of leather and cedar. The mile-long finish strikes the perfect balance between silky and textured, resulting in a “wow” wine that is both instantly drinkable and a cellar-worthy choice for future enjoyment.

Pipe tobacco, baseball glove, and vanilla bean aromas greet you prior to the first sip; then prepare yourself for a stunning flavor profile of dark cocoa, mocha, espresso, and black cherry. Framed with a touch of earthiness and silky tannins, the finish practically dares you not to smile. This wine is an absolute pleasure to taste from start to finish.

Best of Class, 93 Points - 2025 Savor NW Wine Awards

Sourced from the Red Mountain AVA, this incredible Syrah opens with intoxicating aromatics of violets and hazelnuts. Intense dark fruits of currant, blackberry, and Marionberry come to the forefront, along with a slice of blueberry cobbler. The dreamy, ultra-long/ultra-velvety finish concludes with deft touches of marzipan, café au lait, and toasted almonds.

Platinum at 2022 Great Northwest Wine Platinum Awards

Gold Medal at 2022 Cascadia International Wine Competition

This absolutely dreamy Syrah is packed with juicy cherry, blackberry, and inky blueberry fruit balanced by notes of roasted coffee and a splash of orange pekoe tea. The tannins are prevalent but beautifully integrated, giving the finish a slightly chewy consistency, accompanied by a spritz of black pepper and baking spices. 100% Red Mountain Syrah. 

90 Points James Suckling.com 2024. Black pepper, plum stones and fresh coffee beans on the nose. It’s full-bodied, focused and balanced, with ripe tannins. Drink or hold.

2023 Awards: Gold 90 Points Savor NW.

90 Points Washington State Wine Awards/Seattle Wine Awards. 

Gold 91 Points - Pacific Northwest Wine Competition. 

This absolutely dreamy Syrah is packed with juicy cherry, blackberry, and inky blueberry fruit balanced by notes of roasted coffee and a splash of orange pekoe tea. The tannins are prevalent but beautifully integrated, giving the finish a slightly chewy consistency, accompanied by a spritz of black pepper and baking spices. 100% Red Mountain Syrah. 

• Seattle Wine Awards 2013 Diamond of The Decade - Gold 2013 Palencia Casa Amarilla Yakima Valley 92 Points

This wonderfully complex blend of 60-percent Grenache, 30-percent Syrah, and 10-percent Mourvèdre is brimming with wild strawberry and candied cherry fruit, followed by an underlying layer of black currant. Notes of lardo, sandalwood, black pepper, and cocoa powder come through on a soft, silky finish.

2023 Awards: Gold 91 Points Washington State Wine Awards/Seattle Wine Awards

Gold 90 Points Savor NW. 

Gold 91 Points - Pacific Northwest Wine Competition. 

Victor Palencia’s 10th edition of Casa Amarilla, a blend that has not changed in percentages since its first vintage, the eyes are met with a dark purple color while the nose has hints of plum and cola opening to raspberry and some violets. Underneath there is a cocoa element that is nice but not overpowering. Soft tannins and black fruits give a pleasant drinking experience.

Double Gold 96 Points - Savor NW 2024

Double Gold -  25th annual Platinum Competition - The Best of the Northwest 2024

Gold 94 Points - Seattle Wine Awards 2024

Gorgeous cherry aromatics and flavors lead off, followed by brighter raspberry, red currant, and ripe pomegranate fruit that result in great finishing acidity. With its dark color and complex structure, this is a beautifully crafted New World-style Grenache from the Yakima Valley AVA. Try it with flank steak and grilled vegetables or, for fun, a BLT with extra-crispy bacon.

Lead-off aromas of cherry and graham cracker set the stage for subtle, beautifully nuanced flavors of chocolate-cherry cordial, strawberry, caramel, and butterscotch. There’s also a whisper of smoky/earthiness on the finish reminiscent of a fine, Burgundian-style red. An extremely versatile food wine, it should pair perfectly with veal, pork shoulder, or roast beef.

100% Grenache sourced from Yakima Valley AVA. Medium-bodied with pink edges, the wine’s fingers are impressive. Fig and Dr. Pepper scents dominate the nose, with almost a roast beef element running in the background. Prune and some allspice are the key characteristics on the palate with good acidity and surprising tannins.

Sourced from the beautiful Canyon Ranch Vineyards in the Yakima Valley AVA, this Mourvèdre ripens gracefully with long growing seasons. Harvested at the peak of ripeness, the wine is fermented in small batches and then aged in 100% French oak for 14 months.

Plum, fig, and black cherry flavors come to the forefront with nuances of Earl Grey tea, vanilla cola, and dried plum on the finish. This wine is a stunner and winemaker Victor Palencia has tamed the varietal with a bit of a “bad boy reputation’ by giving its dark fruits center stage, framing them with supple tannins, and making it instantly enjoyable. Sourced from the beautiful Canyon Ranch Vineyards in the Yakima Valley AVA, this Mourvèdre ripens gracefully with long growing seasons. Harvested at the peak of ripeness, the wine is fermented in small batches and then aged in 100% French oak for 14 months.

Sourced from the beautiful Canyon Ranch Vineyards in the Yakima Valley AVA, this Mourvèdre ripens gracefully with long growing seasons. Harvested at the peak of ripeness, the wine is fermented in small batches and then aged in 100% French oak for 14 months.

This full textured Syrah is aged in 100% French oak for 14 months. Sourced from Minnick Vineyards in the Yakima AVA, this seductively spicy Syrah displays hints of leather, roses, and currant all wrapped with firm supple tannins. The finish is delicately powerful and lingers with a full rich cherry coating.

Awards: 97 Points & Double Gold at Seattle Wine Awards.

100% Syrah sourced from Royal Slope AVA & aged in French oak for 14 months. Encased in a dark purple color, the nose has an umami character of balsamic vinegar with black fruits resting in the background, giving way to cherries as the wine continues to open. On the palate you will find blackberries with cocoa with firm but not overpowering tannins. A lengthy finish of what amounts to a dark chocolate and blackberry candy wraps up the experience in what is another great expression of what higher altitude Syrah can do in Washington State.

Double Gold -  25th annual Platinum Competition - The Best of the Northwest 2024

Double Gold - Cascadia International Wine Competition 2024

Double Gold 92 Points - Pacific Northwest Wine Competition 2024

Gold 91 Points - Savor NW 2024

Gold 90 Points - Seattle Wine Awards 2024

Winemaker Victor Palencia follows up his Double Gold-winning 2021 vintage with this intensely colored, intensely flavored Syrah from Washington’s Royal Slope AVA. Dark fruit and smoky bacon aromas fill the glass, with ripe, juicy blackberry and black cherry fruit on the palate. The wine is capped with notes of fig and smoked meats along with seamlessly integrated tannins that give it a rich, contemplative finish. Absolutely yummy!

Bursting at the seams with bright fruit flavor, this Palencia Albariño gives a flavor profile of ripe cantaloupe, apricot, and honeydew melon. Following with citrus & lemon zest flavors that are framed with bright minerality that coats and refreshes the palate. After harvest the grapes were fermented separately for 30 days in Hungarian oak puncheons then blended together before bottling. Enjoy the Galicia style lingering mineral notes chilled with your favorite seafood & salads. Salud!

Platinum at 2022 Great Northwest Wine International Platinum Awards

Best White Wine, Best of class, & Double gold medal at 2022 Cascadia International Wine Competition

96 Points & Double Gold at 2022 Seattle/Washington State Wine Awards 

A defined yellow color with a nose of green apple candy and delicate flowers wrapped in pear, the 2023 Palencia Albariño has an engaging nose that brings the drinker inward. On the palate, pears, honey, and flower blossoms leave a delicate mouth feel with a cleansing element from the hint of acid on the back palate. A wine worth drinking now, either alone or with food. 

Gold 93 Points - Seattle Wine Awards 2024

Double Gold -  25th annual Platinum Competition - The Best of the Northwest 2024

Delicate notes of lemon verbena and fresh-cut grass on the nose transition into juicy, mouth-watering flavors of tart apple and ruby red grapefruit followed by layers of ripe cantaloupe and lemon meringue. The finish carries a nicely defined edginess with lemon oil and citrus zest accents, making it a great choice to service with fish tacos or seafood risotto.

The aromas of lemon twist and tropical fruit intensify in this wine as the floral attractive notes invigorate the senses with its exotic appeal. Albariño is predominant white varietal in the Northwestern region of Spain. This aromatic white wine grape shines in the renowned caliche soils of Washington Ancient Lakes AVA. A 30-day fermentation in Hungarian oak gave this Albariño its golden yellow color and supple mouthfeel & texture. The flavors of apple, peach, pear and lemon zest are framed with bright minerality that coats and refreshes the palate. Enjoy the Galicia style lingering mineral notes chilled with your favorite seafood & salads. 

94 Points & Gold at 2022 Seattle/Washington State Wine Award

Platinum at 2022 Great Northwest Wine Platinum Awards

Our El Viñador label offers Albariño lovers a wine that’s a bit more “mature” with a softer, rounder, lingering finish, while still featuring the varietal’s signature acidity. Juicy white peach and nectarine flavors fill the glass, complemented by lovely aromas of field grasses, honeysuckle, and white flowers, and a hint of ginger and minerality on the extreme finish.

2023 Awards: 99 Points Best of Class - Savor NW Wine Awards.

Platinum - Great Northwest Platinum Awards 

Our El Viñador label offers Albariño lovers a wine that’s a bit more “mature” with a softer, rounder, lingering finish, while still featuring the varietal’s signature acidity. Juicy white peach and nectarine flavors fill the glass, complemented by lovely aromas of field grasses, honeysuckle, and white flowers, and a hint of ginger and minerality on the extreme finish.

Platinum -  25th annual Platinum Competition - The Best of the Northwest 2024

Winemaker Victor Palencia has always excelled at Sauvignon Blanc, and this release from the Royal Slope AVA carries an air of style and sophistication that takes it to a whole new level. It opens with generous flavors of starfruit, white plum, honeydew melon, and stone fruits that seamlessly glide into a crisp finish with accents of orange zest. A pairing with shellfish or seafood such as cod or tilapia is a must.