Columbia Valley, Oregon/Washington, USA
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Dark ruby in color with a short purple/ reddish rim.
Pretty nose of black currants, oak, chocolates, coffee, cola, vanilla, licorice, earth, herbs, light vegetables, black tea and peppercorn.
Full bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, light cedar, earth, herbs, chocolates, black coffee, spices and black pepper.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon from Columbia Valley in Washington State. Delicious right out of the bottle. Nicely balanced and elegant.
Drinking almost at its peak. Fruit forward with nice complexity.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 years.
A blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.
94 points.
$65 (current vintage).
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Dark ruby in color with a short purple/ reddish rim.
Pretty nose of black currants, oak, chocolates, coffee, cola, vanilla, licorice, earth, herbs, light vegetables, black tea and peppercorn.
Full bodied with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, plums, cooked cherries, light cedar, earth, herbs, chocolates, black coffee, spices and black pepper.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cherries.
This is a gorgeous Cabernet Sauvignon from Columbia Valley in Washington State. Delicious right out of the bottle. Nicely balanced and elegant.
Drinking almost at its peak. Fruit forward with nice complexity.
Will continue to age nicely in the next 5 years.
A blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.
94 points.
$65 (current vintage).
Juicy blue and black berry. Tweaky acidity, still a baby. Leaner than the nose indicates.
Juicy blue and black berry. Tweaky acidity, still a baby. Leaner than the nose indicates.
1 person found it helpfulOct 22nd, 2013This wine was excellent right when opened. 5% Petit Verdot. Tobacco leaf, blueberries, vanilla, coffee bean.
This wine was excellent right when opened. 5% Petit Verdot. Tobacco leaf, blueberries, vanilla, coffee bean.
1 person found it helpfulSep 12th, 2013
extremely expressive nose of dark berry compote, melted chocolate, smoke & eucalyptus with an easy delivery on the palate
extremely expressive nose of dark berry compote, melted chocolate, smoke & eucalyptus with an easy delivery on the palate
May 2nd, 2017
Restrained nose of barrel toast and cassis.
The palette is smooth and lithe. It's very sweet, with fully integrated, glossy tannins. Extravagant notes of cassis, maraschino cherries and cinnamon dominate. 15.1% abv and the winemaker suggests that this will age for 12-15 yrs - dream on.
Way over the top for me (due to over-extraction), but wifey loved it. My rating is 90. Wifey's rating was 92.
Day 2 Update: 24 hrs has allowed a little unpacking of this juice. It's more approachable now, but it still has the potential to "wake the dead".
Restrained nose of barrel toast and cassis.
The palette is smooth and lithe. It's very sweet, with fully integrated, glossy tannins. Extravagant notes of cassis, maraschino cherries and cinnamon dominate. 15.1% abv and the winemaker suggests that this will age for 12-15 yrs - dream on.
Way over the top for me (due to over-extraction), but wifey loved it. My rating is 90. Wifey's rating was 92.
Day 2 Update: 24 hrs has allowed a little unpacking of this juice. It's more approachable now, but it still has the potential to "wake the dead".
Big blackcurrant, mint, basil. Big fruit, med acid, subtle tannin. Great finish. Really well balanced.
Big blackcurrant, mint, basil. Big fruit, med acid, subtle tannin. Great finish. Really well balanced.
Sep 22nd, 2016
Another amazing red! Soft, yet it just keeps kicking. Last time I had one like this it was over $100. It was the Shafer Reserve Cab. 2010.
Another amazing red! Soft, yet it just keeps kicking. Last time I had one like this it was over $100. It was the Shafer Reserve Cab. 2010.
Sep 24th, 2014
