2005 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon

From: Columbia Valley, WashingtonBlend: 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot Taste & Critical Acclaim: 98 points Anthony Mueller - Wine Advocate: "Generous on the nose, the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with stewed fruit and lavish French oak tones. The wine is beginning to peak, as soft wilted plum flavors sway on the palate before moving to plum reduction, cooked fruits, baked cherry skin and reduced blackberry jus, showing the evolution of the bottle. I've had the pleasure of sampling this bottle many times before, but now, the wine is coming to the end of its life and should be consumed in the next couple of years. If this is in your cellar, start thinking about that special occasion to open it. What better way to honor this wonderful wine." (04/2021) 100Wine AdvocateReview Date: 06/2013 From a hot vintage and incredible any way you look at it, the 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon has that laser-like focus of a cooler year, yet the voluptuousness and richness of a warmer year. Smoked black