2020 Quilceda Creek Columbia Valley Red (CVR)

Mainly Cabernet Sauvignon with 7% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 CVR Columbia Valley Red Wine is big, juicy and precise with a bold nose of dark red and black fruit. It is full-bodied, succulent and richly layered on the palate, with seductive flavors of berry compote, a delicate mineral tension, fantastic focus and a long, lingering finish. The wine rested for 22 months in all French oak. Only 3,850 cases were made.

The 2020 Red Wine CVR is wonderfully expressive, like opening a cedar spice box to find a mix of dried sage, cloves, dusty rose and lavender. Further swirling unlocks more depths of black cherry, plum and dark chocolate. This is silky to the core yet cool-toned in feel, contrasting masses of tart raspberry and blueberry with lifting minerality, as a dusting of cocoa cakes the senses. The 2020 finishes with grace, leaving plum sauce and mocha notes to resonate under an air of pretty violet florals. The CVR is packed full of energy, yet also beautifully balanced. It’s a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc.