Robert Karl Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
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Starting off, sweet black raspberry, charred meat, vanilla and sweet oak all emerge from the glass of the 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon. A 100% Cabernet that spent 35 months in 75% new French oak, it is a medium-bodied, lively and lightly concentrated effort that has solid purity of fruit, good acidity and a clean finish. It has good character and will drink nicely for another 4-5 years. Drink now-2018.
Washington produces so many exciting wines, and that definitely includes Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. With over 10,000 acres under vine, Cabernet Sauvignon is now the most widely-grown varietal in the state. Terrific examples hail from sub-appellations like Red Mountain, Wahluke Slope, Horse Heaven Hills and Walla Walla Valley. One of the fascinations of these Columbia Valley Cabs is that they so often seem to have one foot in the New World and one in the Old. Representing the former are characteristics like the ripe, forward fruit that results from long sunny days during the growing season (up to two hours longer than in much of California). Old World similarities include an undeniable brightness from acidity, as well as notes of herbs, graphite and a dusty, sometimes gravelly minerality.
Whether you’re looking for a budget bottle for everyday enjoyment, or a stellar, world-class wine with tremendous aging potential, Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines can deliver the goods! Among the many fine options are bottles from Columbia Crest, Chateau Ste. Michelle, L’ecole #41, Quilceda Creek and Leonetti.