Quilceda Creek - Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 (750ml)
Price: $299.99
| Producer | Quilceda Creek |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Washington |
| Subregion | Columbia Valley |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 6099 |
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With 22 months of elevage in French oak, the 2020 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic wine, displaying a core of blackberry, blueberry and plums, with nuances of sandalwood and anise. Seductive and built to age.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Quilceda Creek Description
The 2020 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the finest Cabernet Sauvignons our estate has ever produced. Fruit from Champoux Vineyard makes up 90% of the blend and shows the site’s characteristic intense aromatics resulting from the vineyard’s tremendous diurnal shifts which allow the fruit to ripen while maintaining great freshness. The remaining 10% comes from our Mach One vineyard, whose high-density planting and south-facing exposure create tenacious vines and slow-ripening fruit. The outcome is a wine that has prodigious density and concentration due to the small berry size produced by our vineyards.
James Suckling: 98 Points
Beautiful fruit concentration with blackberries, blackcurrants, dark chocolate and red licorice. Encompassing and wide on the palate. Waves of plush, finely grained tannins come through, pushing the depth and unveiling dark fruit that is ripe and delicious. Salty undertones, too. Beautiful now, but better after 2026.
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with a lush, silky, rich, round nose with fresh and ripe notes that seduce and delight. Full-bodied, fresh and yet still tight, the wine offers a balanced structure and lifting tannins that elevate the mid-palate followed by juicy, fruit-forward layers and delightful oak spices. The Cabernet continues to show its depth and breadth, compounding its natural beauty. The Cabernet lingers on the ever-evolving, food-friendly finish and will benefit from another two years of bottle aging. The wine rested for 22 months in 100% new French oak. 5,450 cases produced.
Vinous: 98 Points
The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley opens slowly. At first dark and understated, it gains lovely floral perfumes with each passing swirl of the glass, as rose-tinged black raspberries evolve, laced with nuances of sandalwood, lavender and dark, dark chocolate. This floods the palate with an elegant wave of ripe red and black fruits complemented by sweet exotic spice, all expertly lifted by a core of zesty acidity. The 2020 leaves balsamic nuances, with clove and cherry liquor, while tapering off lightly structured with fine yet silky tannins. The balance and energy here is remarkable for such a powerful young wine. The 2020 hails from 90% Champoux to 10% Mach One Vineyard’s.
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
This compelling red is rich and polished yet impeccably structured, offering expressive blackberry, espresso and clove flavors that build tension and texture toward refined tannins.
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