1997 Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Saturated ruby color. Black cherry, black raspberry, smoky oak and tobacco on the nose. Fat, sweet and sappy; fully ripe black fruit flavors fill the mouth. Not a huge wine but lush and accessible. Even tannins are buried in fruit. Few Washington winemakers have thus far produced cabernet with texture so suave or tannins so fine.