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  • "Dark garnet verging on purple. Mouth coating intensity, ripe blackberry flavors with a hint of herbs that is the hallmark of wines from Red Mountain. While the wine is big and rich its pleasant mouthfeel is a result of carefully managed tannins which are evident, but seamless."  Notes from the winemaker

    Klipsun, Klipsun Vineyard Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

    $194.99Price
    • Vintage

      2017

    • Varietal

      Cabernet Sauvignon (84% Cabernet Sauvignon/8% Syrah/4% Merlot/4% Malbec)

    • Appellation

      Red Mountain, Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, Washington

    • Wine Profile

      "The 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain is composed of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot, 4% Malbec and 8% Syrah, which immediately emanates with aromas of dark roasted espresso bean, toasted oak, dried tobacco and dusty black fruit tones of cassis, currant and blackberries covered in dark cocoa powder. Full-bodied, generous in complexity and still tight in the mouth, the wine unpacks layers of cedar and vanilla tones with dusty purple flowers and bitter dark chocolate across the mid-palate, giving way to fine-grained tannins that will loosen with time. As the wine sits on the palate, the 100% French oak regimen is on full display for all to see. The wine lingering long and continues to evolve in the mouth, ending with a drying finish that highlights the oak and terroir. It’s still a baby, and I would keep it in the cellar for another few years before popping the cork—this will effortlessly coast for more than a decade. The 2017 vintage marks the second release of this wine, with 6,300 bottles produced. It comes from its namesake vineyard, first planted in 1984 on Red Mountain. I’m keeping my eye on this producer. I’m impressed, and even though the oak may be a bit much at the moment, it's still delicious."  Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

    • Ratings

      94+ Points - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

      94 Points - Jeb Dunnuck

      93 Points - Wine Spectator

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