1993 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Washington
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Tasting notes
Score 88/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Medium ruby. Cool, complex aromas of currant, violet, leather and game ("my first cabernet made in a Bordeaux style," notes Golitzin, adding that this cool year brought low grape sugars). Conveys an impression of limited ripeness and dimension; nicely balanced but smaller-scaled, with modest flesh and expressiveness. The least satisfying of the vintages of the '90s in today tasting.
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88
88/100
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
About the producer
Quilceda Creek
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.