Sagelands Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
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The 2006 vintage was a great growing season with mild conditions and no real stress for the vines. Significant rainfalls in early spring gave a good head start to vine growth while drier weather around bloom time led to optimum pollination and excellent fruit set. Summer months underwent classif Eastern Washington weather with quite hot temperatures and no rainfall. Moderate temperatures in early fall allowed for longer hang time resulting in deeper color intensity and fruit characteristics.
The perfect combination of ripe fruit, smooth tannins and balanced acidity makes our 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon an approachable wine of great expression. Elegant and ruby colored with a delicate nose of Bing cherry and chocolate aromas, the supple palate shows juicy mixed berry flavors with silky tannins and a round, smooth black licorice finish.
Enjoy this medium-bodied wine paired with Moroccan couscous with lamb and chicken, braised pork with egg noodles, veal scaloppini served with a wild mushroom cream sauce and polenta, or an assortment of artisan cheeses.
Can age up to 2 to 3 years.
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Each vineyard lot has a character and personality all its own. Following crush, fermentation and aging in small oak barrels, Sagelands Vineyard’s winemaker brings these lots together in artful blends that surpass their individual components in richness, complexity and balance.
Situated at the western gateway to Yakima Valley’s wine country, the Sagelands Vineyard tasting room presents both exciting wines and inspiring views of the Valley and Mt. Adams.
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.