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title: 2008 Claret
date: 2026-06-23T03:53:00-07:00
canonical_url: "https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2008-claret"
section: Wines
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![Claret](https://mercer.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/matthews/bottleShots/_300x1000_crop_center-center_82_line/2008-Matthews-Claret-Bottle-Shot.png) Ripe plums and black currants, set against a background of wild berries and intermingled with dark spices and dark chocolate. A rich, brooding wine. Exposure to a bit of air opens up the fruit and adds a pleasing youthful fleshiness, with a lacing of dried herbs. The palate is dense, round and polished. Classy, with a beautiful finish, this wine offers an abundance of power and elegance.

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Vintages

- [ 2022 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2022-claret)
- [ 2021 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2021-columbia-valley-claret)
- [ 2020 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2020-claret)
- [ 2019 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2019-claret)
- [ 2018 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2018-2)
- [ 2017 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2017-claret)
- [ 2016 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2016-claret)
- [ 2015 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2015-claret)
- [ 2014 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2014-claret)
- [ 2013 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2013-claret)
- [ 2012 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2012-claret)
- [ 2011 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2011-claret)
- [ 2010 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2010-claret)
- [ 2009 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2009-claret)
- 2008
- [ 2007 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2007-claret)
- [ 2006 ](https://matthewswinery.com/wines/columbia-valley/claret/2016-claret-2)

Varietal(s)

41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Malbec

Vinification

Fermented for 24 months new French oak

Alcohol

14.6%

Cases Produced

672

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## Our Recommendations

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Trade Materials

- [ Bottle Shot](https://mercer.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com/matthews/wineTradeAssets/2008-Matthews-Claret-Bottle-Shot.jpg)