Sleight Of Hand Cellars
The Illusionist Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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).
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".
Great Washinton (walla/walla) cab. Large frame style with tons of fruit. Super drinking😀
Great Washinton (walla/walla) cab. Large frame style with tons of fruit. Super drinking😀
May 9th, 2015
Fruit leather, slight asparagus, very tasty! I need to explore this area more
Fruit leather, slight asparagus, very tasty! I need to explore this area more
May 20th, 2016
