Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 05
Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 05 - 100 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon contains 3% Merlot. The principal component comes from the Champoux Vineyard (in which the winery is a partner) with contributions from the Klipsun and Taptiel Vineyards, outstanding in their own right. It, too, was aged for 22 months in 100% new French oak. Opaque purple-colored, it has a splendid perfume of violets, wood smoke, truffle, Asian spices, black cherry, and black currant preserves. Opulent and mouth-coating, the layers of complex flavors nearly hide enough tannin to support 8-10 years of additional cellaring. The oak, tannin, and acidity are beautifully integrated and the lengthy finish lasts for well over a minute. Purchasers no doubt will want to try a bottle immediately but this towering effort will not reach its peak until 2015 at the earliest and provide pleasure through 2040. I say this with confidence because a 1983 Quilceda Creek Cabernet tasted in May 2008 is at its peak now and should carry on for another 10-15 years. - Jay Miller
The
grapes for Quilceda Creek Cabernet are grown in the great Columbia Valley vineyards
of Champoux, Ciel du Cheval, Kiona, Klipsun and Taptiel Vineyards.
Quilceda
Creek's founders Alex and Jeanette Golitzin, their son Paul and son-in-law Marv,
produce only 2,500 cases a year of vintage Cabernet Sauvignon. Their Cabernet
has achieved a connoisseur following and is distributed in over three dozen
states and seven foreign countries.
WINE SPECTATOR RATING 94 POINTS
Dense, deep and powerful, a many-layered red that piles on its rich currant, plum, black cherry and peppery spice flavors, finishing with touches of cedar and mint. A glorious, cellar-worthy Cabernet with plenty of superrefined tannins. Best from 2004 through 2015. 2,500 cases made. (HS)
