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COLUMBIA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON
"the V"
gourmet pairings
Pairs perfectly with fire-grilled
filet mignon, medium rare,
served with creamy mashed
potatoes and slightly charred
asparagus stalks.
tasting notes
The word "Vibrance" ("the
V") expresses what the
winemakers relish in a well-
made Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine fully alive, the product of
carefully managed fruit, harvested at ripeness, yielding tiny
berries with intense flavor and color, undiminished by the
winemaking approach. This wine opens with sensuous aromas
of black currant, violet, and cassis, with an elegant mouthfeel
of sequential notes of caramel, black cherry, pencil lead,
smoke, and a long lingering finish. Though Adams Bench
produces a lineup of impressive single vineyard Cabernets for
its fully-subscribed Collectors Club, "the V" is a favorite of the
winemakers and serves as the winery's flagship Cabernet.
winemaker's insight
Fruit grown to low tonnage per acre and hand-harvested
at ripeness enters the winemaking process that is directed
at emphasizing skin tannins while avoiding seed tannins.
Destemmed grapes are fermented as whole berries, without
crushing, in open-top stainless-steel tanks with twice-daily punch
downs during fermentation. Pressing to taste when dry, using an
upright stainless basket press, the wine undergoes malolactic
fermentation in the barrel, before being bottled unfined and
unfiltered.
awarDs & DistinCtions
Consistently rated 90-93 points by Wine Advocate, Wine
Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, and other reviewers. Top 100
Washington Wine in multiple publications for multiple years.
APPELLATION: Horse Heaven Hills, Yakima Valley and Columbia Valley
COMPOSITION: 80 – 90% Cabernet Sauvignon with small quantities of
Merlot, Cabernet Franc, or both
MATURATION: Aged 20-22 months in 100% new French Oak
CELLARING: This wine is age-worthy for 20-plus years
TECHNICAL DATA
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