CASE PRICE = $77.99 per bottle (add 12+ quantity to your basket)
Rank #3 - Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Wines of 2011
Notes from the Winemaker:
Seductive color saturation to the rim. The nose on the Cabernet Sauvignon captures what makes this one of the
world’s finest wine grapes—it is an exotic array of spices, dried herbs, lavender, charcuterie, mocha, cassis, vanilla, and ripe red and black fruits. In the very distant background there is a lovely note of mint. The wine has incredible density, with very ripe tannin that is suave on the palate. The finish is ultra long and pleasant. This wine is distinctively Walla Walla and why our valley is becoming an international focal point for Cabernet.
Blend:
Cabernet Sauvignon 77%
Merlot 16%
Carmenere 4%
Malbec 3%
Ratings & Reviews
Rank #3 on Top 100 Wines of 2011, 98 Points & "Editor's Choice" - Wine Enthusiast Magazine:
"Dense, aromatic, layered and rich, this wine explodes from the glass with scents and flavors of concentrated berries, cassis, black cherry, and more. The vines have reached a mature stage that amplifies the fruit and keeps the generous barrel flavors in perfect balance. The barrel notes roll on in a chorus of toasty accents, and the finish is as good in the last minute as the first whiff from the glass." —P.G. (9/1/2011)
94 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:
"The 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon is a bigger, more structured wine. Dense, layered, and with a suave personality, it will continue to blossom for another 5-6 years and should see its 20th birthday in fine form." - Jay Miller (Aug 2011)
94 Points - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar:
"Deep, saturated ruby-red. Sweet aromas of cassis, coffee and licorice. Superconcentrated, voluptuous and seamless, with outstanding density of fruit. The compellingly sweet, urgent dark berry flavors carry through to an extremely long, broad, sweetly tannic finish. Not at all dominated by oak; Chris Figgins told me that his family is using less and less American oak, and that no new American barrels were used for this cabernet." - Stephen Tanzer (Nov/Oct '11)
93 Points - Wine Spectator Magazine:
"Dense with tannins, sporting flavors of licorice, blackberry and smoke that push to get through. Finishes tight, but glows with fruit and savory notes on the long aftertaste. Needs significant cellaring. Best after 2014. 2,980 cases made." –HS
(Sep 30, 2011)
