For the third time in four years, Rob and Donna Mellison have received a Platinum for their Cabernet Sauvignon program, and the secret sauce is the vineyard managed by Ed Kelly for the Alberg family. This four-barrel bottling offers notes of dark purple fruit, smoky bramble in moist earth and browned butter, supported by well-managed tannins and a delicious finish of pepper and cranberry sauce. The remarkably hospitable Mellisons suggest pairing it with rosemary-rubbed lamb, mushroom ragout or fruit crostini with fig and cheese. Qualifying award: Pacific Northwest (gold)
Rating: Platinum • 92 points
Production: 94 cases
Alcohol: 14.7%
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