{"product_id":"airfield-dauntless-2023","title":"Airfield Dauntless 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed for the SBD Dauntless dive bomber, Airfield Estates' 2023 \"Dauntless\" is the winery's approachable Bordeaux-style red blend — a step up from the everyday range but still built for easy, immediate drinking. Wine Enthusiast has reviewed the wine in past vintages, making it a reliably well-regarded gift choice.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaste\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Airfield's house style, Dauntless typically shows red currant and red bell pepper notes alongside chocolate cake and loganberry fruit, with a soft, approachable palate. Best paired with burgers, barbecue, or a simple weeknight pasta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Bordeaux-style red blend from Airfield's own Yakima Valley AVA estate vineyard, made in the winery's approachable, screwcap-sealed style. 14.3% ABV.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAirfield Estates traces four generations of the Miller family's stewardship of the same patch of Yakima Valley land. H. Lloyd Miller arrived from Illinois in 1907 and began farming the property; during World War II he leased part of the unirrigated acreage to a civilian flight school, and more than 500 Army Air Corps pilots trained on three dirt runways there before the school closed in 1944. When the war ended, Miller bought the surplus hangars and barracks for a dollar and turned them into the headquarters of the family's Airport Ranch — two of the original hangars still stand today. His son, Donald Deets Miller, planted the estate's first trial vines — Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewürztraminer and Cabernet Sauvignon — in 1968, laying the groundwork for what would become a full vineyard operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDon's son, Mike Miller, founded Airfield Estates Winery in 2005 alongside his own children, winemaker Marcus and Lori, turning the family's aviation history into one of Washington's most distinctive labels — every bottle carries nose-art, tail numbers and runway motifs that trace back to those wartime pilots. The wines are grown on the family's 830-acre estate vineyard in the Yakima Valley AVA, farmed sustainably and largely in a vegan style, and the range has picked up a long list of accolades over the years, including 90+ point scores from Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator, James Suckling and Wine Advocate, plus Double Platinum and Best in Show wins at regional competitions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Airfield Estates Winery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57914777403779,"sku":"AIR10723","price":26.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/9843\/1058\/files\/AirfieldDauntless.png?v=1777381675","url":"https:\/\/www.perfectcellar.com\/products\/airfield-dauntless-2023","provider":"Perfect Cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}