You won’t find many wines with this kind of structure at this price. Full throttle tannins carry rich blackberry, blueberry, black cherry and subtle oak spice through a long finish that satisfies. I’d cellar some of this — it’s got ageing potential, and you can spring it on friends at a blind tasting alongside more expensive wines. A by-the-glass wine to look for on restaurant lists. A Platinum award winner at the 2017 Sommelier Challenge International Wine & Spirits Competition.
Cameron Hughes, Red Mountain (Washington) 2014
By Rich Cook