Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, USA 2020
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.
"The 2020 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is truly sensational. This Cabernet emerges from the Champoux (90%) and Mach One (10%) vineyards and is a selection of clones 4, 8, 337, 191, 685 that spent 22 months in new French oak. It begins with striking aromas of fresh blackberries, blueberries and dark plums that are laced with fresh spring florals, mocha, sweet exotic spices, graphite and gravel nuances all taking shape. The palate is full-bodied and displays a remarkable combination of power and elegance throughout. This is beautifully structured and extremely expressive, as it possesses outstanding depth and concentration all the way through the long, finessed finish. Year after year, the Columbia Valley Cabernet is one of the most impressive wines, and there is no exception here, as it combines all the wonderful qualities of the 2020 vintage from Quilceda Creek into one expression. This is fantastic already and readers will be in for a real treat, as this simply marvelous wine will continue to deliver the goods for years to come."