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Woodward Canyon Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
Cabernet Sauvignon from Columbia Valley, Washington
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
winemaker's notes:
This 2007 Washington State "Old Vines" Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from grapes that were planted in the early 1970's. In early October cabernet sauvignon grapes were harvested by hand from Champoux Vineyard (74 %) and from Sagemoor Vineyard (26 %) both located on two very distinct benches above the Columbia River in southeastern Washington. The 2007 vintage was perfect for cabernet allowing for more even ripening without the heat spikes seen in some years.
This "Old Vines" Cabernet Sauvignon is rich and complex yet shows elegance, restraint and sophistication. It expresses the purity of fully mature cabernet sauvignon that one only can get from 35 year old vines. The color is dark red to purple and has complex aromas of earth, cherry, leather and smoke. Flavors of ripe black cherries and cassis married with spicy new oak and vanilla coat the mouth. The texture is soft and silky yet there are mature integrated tannins in the rich, long finish. I love the proportion this red wine displays and with proper storage, it should age for ten years easily.
alcohol by volume:
14.8%
critical acclaim:
"Pure Cabernet from some of Washington's oldest vines at Champoux and Sagemoor, this is a superb bottle, dense, compact and textural. A full mix of black fruits underscored with clean, moist earth and polished, silky tannins, finishes with pretty barrel flavors of spice and vanilla. Broad, deep and immensely pleasurable."
95 Points
Wine Enthusiast
"The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Old Vines is 100% varietal with the fruit sourced from the Champoux (74%) and Sagemoor (26%) vineyards. It was aged in 100% new French oak. Deep purple-colored, it gives up a brooding bouquet of pain grille, pencil lead, truffle, Asian spices, incense, violets, black currant, and blackberry. On the palate it is full-bodied, incipiently complex, silky textured, and impeccably balanced. Give it an additional 5-7 years of bottle age and drink it from 2016 to 2032.
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94 Points
The Wine Advocate
"Dark red-ruby. Rich, deep nose offers aromas of hazelnut truffle, celery, herbs and exotic chocolatey oak. Lush, fat and sweet, but with more shape and depth to its ripe currant, chocolate and truffle flavors than the 2008 cabernet is showing today. The tannins are a bit youthfully aggressive but ultimately smooth and ripe, and the finish is firm and persistent."
90 Points
International Wine Cellar
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