One of the Pacific Northwest’s most decorated wineries used this Cabernet Sauvignon from winemaker Brent Roberts to close in on its 50th career Platinum. This is the third time in four years for the Milton-Freewater, Ore., producer to earn a Platinum for one of its Cabs, and Roberts used contributions of Syrah (11%), Merlot (9%) and Cabernet Franc (5%) to showcase his knack for blending and the versatility of this planting by Cecil Zerba. It’s a Cab redolent of black currant, Bing cherry and violets with forest floor earthiness, Indian spices and candied apple. Qualifying awards: Oregon Wine Awards (gold), Pacific Northwest (gold)
Rating: Platinum • 93 points
Production: 508 cases
Alcohol: 14.8%
Just opened a bottle of this and it scrumptious!
Greetings, Carol.
Glad that you agree that my panel got it correct!
Cheers,
Eric