2016 Quilceda Creek Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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Int'l Wine Review
Reviewed November 2020The 2016 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is absolutely stunning in this vintage. This explodes open with seductive aromas of fresh blackberries, creme de cassis and black cherries which are accented by graphite, violets, mocha and herbs that all come together beautifully. The full-bodied palate is plush and utterly seamless, as it shows remarkable overall balance with gorgeous underlying acidity adding a wonderful sense of freshness. It goes on to display outstanding concentration all the way through the long, lavish finish. While this is simply irresistible today, it also has the potential to evolve in the cellar for decades. Sourced from Champoux, Lake Wallula, Palengat, and Wallula vineyards, this is an absolutely marvelous wine from Quilceda Creek. (JD)
Professional Reviews
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Colombia Valley is a beautiful wine and has a more classic profile than the more sexy, massive 2015. Beautiful notes of creme de cassis, lead pencil shavings, graphite, dried herbs, and loamy earth all flow to a full-bodied, incredibly pure and perfectly balanced Cabernet Sauvignon that has no hard edges, a deep, concentrated mid-palate, good acidity, and a great, great finish. It reminds me of the 2002 with its uber classic, balanced yet broad and powerful style. (JD) 98+
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Wine Advocate
The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is precise and generous with a robust, boisterous and fruity nose. Juicy plum, black raspberry, cocoa nibs and cinnamon cherries sway on the nose with elegant baking spice tones and enticing floral essence. Full-bodied, the wine remains juicy with lively tannins and expressive flavors of dark cherries and blackberry extract before it begins to stretch its legs with the additional years in the bottle. The 2016 is starting to hit its stride and remains as stunning and impressive as ever. (AM)
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Vinous
Moderately saturated dark red with ruby tones. Classic, complex Cabernet scents of black fruits, cocoa powder and sexy herbs lifted by a strong mineral component; the high-quality Taransaud and Darnajou barrels come through clearly but not loudly. Wonderfully smooth, tight-grained wine with gloriously ripe but not roasted flavors of wild blackberry, cassis, bitter chocolate and minerals. Harmonious ripe acidity gives this wine outstanding finesse and lifts the fruit. I find this wine more relaxed than the superb 2015 version, perhaps because there was little in the way of vine stress in '16. Perhaps most impressive in the early going on the extremely long, slowly building back end, which features noble tannins, great suavity and outstanding lift. (ST)
Details
| Origin | Washington, United States |
|---|---|
| Type/Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends |
| SKU | 1412522 |
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