2019 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Palengat Vineyard
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Coming all from Clone 685 and the Mach One Vineyard in the Horse Heaven Hills, brought up in new oak, the 2019 Palengat is deep and dense, with ripe black fruits, crushed stone, tobacco, espresso, lead pencil, and graphite all soaring from the glass. It's a bigger, richer, more structured wine with lots of ripe tannins, beautiful overall balance, and a great, great finish. It's another seriously good, borderline perfect wine in the lineup.
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Coming from the Mach One vineyard in Horse Heaven Hills, this new label is part of the clonal expression range that honors the family heritage. The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Palengat Clone 685 begins with a bold expression of black and blue fruits on the firm, well-structured nose that emanates with elements of elegant oak. Full-bodied and with gobs of juicy, ripe, black raspberry and dark cherry tones, the palate overflows with flavors of savory herbs, bitter dark chocolate and a hint of smoke, followed by a delightful lift of roasted red bell pepper and fine-grained tannins across the mid-palate. The wine continues to evolve in the mouth over the long, winding and powerful finish. It's still tight, so additional aging in the cellar will help before opening the bottle. Only 550 cases were produced.
About the producer
Founded in 1978, Quilceda Creek helped put Washington Cabernet on the world stage. Mentored by André Tchelistcheff, the family-owned winery became renowned for its powerful, age-worthy Cabernets and was the first U.S. winery outside California to earn 100 points from Wine Advocate.