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Eleganté Cellars 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Walla Walla Valley, $35

By on April 18, 2016

2008 Cabernet Sauvignon_FrontOne of the most overlooked and most consistent producers in the Walla Walla Valley is Doug Simmons, a retired chemistry instructor who takes a well-measured approach at his boutique winery near the Walla Walla Regional Airport. Many of his bigger reds hail – including this Cab – from Les Collines, and this is a beauty. Inviting aromas open with dusty black currant, baking spice, California peppercorns, light toast and thyme. There’s deft balance to the structure that opens with plum juice and plum skin tannins as bright acidity lifts sweet black cherry off the palate. It’s a product of Simmons’ second vintage at his own winery, which is across the C Street from Five Star Cellars, and his responsible management of alcohol also helps to keep this eight-year-old Cab truly elegant and showing no signs of slowing down. It received a silver medal at the 2016 Capital Food and Wine Festival Wine Competition.

Rating: Excellent

Production: 195 cases

Alcohol: 12.4%

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Articles authored by Great Northwest Wine are co-authored by Eric Degerman and Andy Perdue. In most cases, these are wine reviews that are judged blind by the Great Northwest Wine tasting panel.

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