Two years ago, Karl and Coco Umiker’s homage to Louis Delsol, the Frenchman who established the Lewis-Clark Valley’s first vineyard in 1872, won a Platinum. At our 2022 judging, both her 2020 and 2018 vintages of this Heritage Series Cab went Platinum, which means four of her past five releases of Delsol have earned a Platinum. This latest release is highly aromatic as anise, cardamon and hyacinth lead to a balanced drink of black cherry, cassis, Baker’s chocolate, sarsaparilla, vanilla and Aussie-style black licorice. Qualifying award: Bellingham Northwest (gold)
Rating: Platinum • 93 points
Production: 240 cases
Alcohol: 14.3%
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