2014 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Palengat Vineyard
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Tasting notes
73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc. Bilberry jam. Turkish coffee. Masses of extraction. Melted chocolate. Drying, astringent, heavy. Thick with ambition. (TC)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
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73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and 9% Cabernet Franc. Aromatic and polished, really savoury and fresh. Correct and sophisticated. May be better value than their more famous wines. (JR)
Bright red-ruby; not hugely saturated. Alluring, high-toned aromas of cassis, boysenberry and gingerbread spices. Suave and fine-grained, offering a lovely balance of sweetness of berry fruit and harmonious acidity; uncommonly complex, as the ripeness ranges from lightly herbal to nearly overripe without crossing either line. This plush, broad wine really vibrates on the long, subtle, slowly building finish, which features fine-grained tannins.
A blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, the sensational 2014 Palengat Vineyard is loaded with notions of chocolate covered plums, licorice, roasted herbs, and graphite/lead pencil shavings. Up there with the of the top vintages of the cuvee, this full-bodied, rounded and hedonistic 2014 shines in the vintage, has no hard edges, gorgeous purity, and plenty of ripe, sweet tannin. It’s a serious mouthful of a Cabernet and will drink nicely for 10-15 years.
About the producer
Quilceda Creek of Washington State has a track record of absolute excellence matched by very few producers from anywhere in the world. With incredibly impressive scores, the consistent quality they get into the bottle is astonishing.