The 2019 Gramercy Cabernet is perhaps even more impressive than the 2018 bottling that became one of our best selling wines last year. Another excellent, winery-direct price makes this an absolute no-brainer buy - top notch Washington Cabernet, from incredible vineyards, for an extremely sharp price 50% off original SRP! Sourced from the "Grand Cru" sites Phinney Hill, Bacchus, and Dionysus Vineyards, the team at Gramercy takes the finest raw materials Washington has to offer, and polishes them into something truly special. The balance and integration of this wine is striking, every flavor and nuance perfectly refined and in sync. Gently floral perfume of dark roses, hints of lavender, crushed cassis, black cherry, subtle leather, cedar, spice box, graphite. Full-bodied, remarkably silky, textural tannins, and crushed rock minerality seeps into the finish with a very left bank Bordeaux like expression with the long resonance on the palate. It's a wine of beautiful purity and polish, extremely impressive, and well worth the lavish acclaim it has garnered from many publications. I'm very excited to bring this wine to our Insider's Advantage members as I feel strongly that it's one of the very best deals out there in quality, classically styled Cabernet.

Dusky dark red and black fruits open on the nose, a combination of brambleberry and very ripe black cherries. The fruit is accompanied by a bit of dusty earth, just a hint of saddle leather and green peppercorns. There's a bit of a hedonistic tilt to this wine, the palate is rich and full with just a little hint of creamy fruit on the front that then transitions into a rich savory tobacco flecked with herbal notes. This feels serious and weighty both the density of the wine and the lushness of the mouthfeel. This wine requires at minimum a moderately large potato, but I would have it with a leaner cut of steak. While there's tannin and grip they are really well integrated and never push this towards overly weighty, while also being present enough that it doesn't come across too soft. Delicious.