Pepper Bridge Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
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Blend: 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Malbec, 4% Petit Verdot
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Beguiling, savory scents of mushroom and soy take on a purple hue with air as the wine’s dark berry and plum accents emerge. It’s linear, driven by tannins, austere at present but worthy of some cellar time before unleashing on a ribeye steak.
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One of Washington State’s most dependable producers. Silky and bright with dense, balanced flavors of plum, cassis, and soft herbs; mellow, bright, and long. Sustainable.
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Darker, more concentrated, as well as more structured than the Seven Hills Vineyard, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon offers lots of black currants, barbecue smoke, licorice and tar to go with a full-bodied, structured feel on the palate. This is a great wine, but you’ll need plenty of patience, and I suspect the score will be seem low once this is at maturity. Give bottles 5-6 years and drink through 2032.
Rating: 91+
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A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.
Responsible for some of Washington’s most highly acclaimed wines, the Walla Walla Valley has experienced a surge in popularity in recent years and is home to both historic wineries and younger, up-and-coming producers.
The Walla Walla Valley, a Native American name meaning “many waters,” is located in southeastern Washington; part of the appellation actually extends into Oregon. Soils here are well-drained, sandy loess over Missoula Flood deposits and fractured basalt.
It is a region perfectly suited to Rhône-inspired Syrahs, distinguished by savory notes of red berry, black olive, smoke and fresh earth. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot create a range of styles from smooth and supple to robust and well-structured. White varieties are rare but some producers blend Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon, resulting in a rich and round style, and plantings of Viognier, while minimal, are often quite successful.
Of note within Walla Walla, is one new and very peculiar appellation, called the Rocks District of Milton-Freewater. This is the only AVA in the U.S. whose boundaries are totally defined by the soil type. Soils here look a bit like those in the acclaimed Rhône region of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, but are large, ancient, basalt cobblestones. These stones work in the same way as they do in Chateauneuf, absorbing and then radiating the sun's heat up to enhance the ripening of grape clusters. The Rocks District is within the part of Walla Walla that spills over into Oregon and naturally excels in the production of Rhône varieties like Syrah, as well as the Bordeaux varieties.