2015 Va Piano Cabernet Sauvignon Rosebud Vineyard Black Label
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The 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Rosebud comes from the Wahluke Slope and is 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% each of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, brought up in 80% new French oak. It reveals a saturated purple color as well as a backward yet impressive bouquet of crème de cassis, blueberries, crushed violets, graphite, and toasted spices. With full-bodied richness, a light, elegant texture, and beautiful purity, it's a gorgeous, seamless Cabernet Sauvignon that's going to benefit from short-term cellaring and will shine for 15+ years. This is another terrific lineup from winemaker Justin Wylie, who sources grapes from numerous Washington State AVAs.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Jeb Dunnuck
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(another black-label bottling; 50% new oak; from Rosebud Vineyard on the Wahluke slope; this fruit was harvested on October 12): Bright, full ruby. Sexy, rather old school aromas of redcurrant, plum, earth, brown spices, mocha, coffee and menthol, plus a darker note of boysenberry. Concentrated, dense flavors of currant and dark raspberry show more sweetness and baby fat than the Red Mountain Cabernet, with less of the greenness of that wine (and much more supporting density of material). Seriously rich, tactile and deep, with a youthfully medicinal cast to its cassis, black cherry, licorice and herb flavors. Finishes smooth and long, with ripe, firm, integrated tannins, a hint of dark chocolate and excellent energy. This is built for a leisurely evolution in bottle.
The deep purple colored 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Black Label Rosebud Vineyard is a sensational looking barrel sample that's loaded with notions of black currants, black raspberries, toasted spice and lead pencil shavings. Deep, rich and concentrated, with a broad, expansive texture, it has serious depth and length, as well as terrific purity of fruit.