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Winemakers:
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Alex Golitzin, Paul Golitzin
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Varietal:
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100% Cabernet Sauvignon
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Vineyards:
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Ciel du Cheval, Kiona, Klipsun, Mercer Ranch(Champoux)
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Barrels:
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French & American Oak
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Time in Barrel:
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22 Months
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Time in Bottle
before release:
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14 months
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Case Production:
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950 Cases
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The 1992 Cabernet Sauvignon has blackberry and currant fruit with shades of vanilla and
spice in a medium bodied format.
1992 Cabernet Sauvignon Washington
"Dense, rich and dynamic, packed with mouth-filling blackberry,
currant and blueberry flavors that are supported by hints of anise
and sweet spices. A glorious melange of flavors that shows both substance
and subtlety. Needs until 2002 to 2005. 950 cases made."
Cellar Selections, The Wine Spectator
"Washington has been making some great Cabernets, most of them
spicy, oak-elevated style. Not Quilceda Creek, which packs its dense,
sturdy wines with breathtakingly pure fruit flavors. 950 cases made."
The TOP 100, The Wine Spectator
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Winemakers:
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Alex Golitzin, Paul Golitzin
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Varietal:
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100% Cabernet Sauvignon
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Vineyards:
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Kiona, Mercer Ranch(Champoux)
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Barrels:
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100% New French Oak
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Time in Barrel:
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22 Months
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Time in Bottle
before release:
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14 months
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Case Production:
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150 Cases
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The 1992 Reserve has blackberry, black cherry, coffee and tobacco
aromas and flavors. It is an elegant full bodied wine with firm but well
integrated tannins.
1992 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
"Ruby-red. Fabulous, very ripe aromas of black cherry, lead pencil, mint, herbs and toast. Thick, dense fruit is less expressive that the above (1992 Cabernet Sauvignon), but there is even more size and fat here, and the same improbably focus. Finishes with terrific grip and urgent, explosive black fruit flavor. As with the above (1992 Cabernet Sauvignon), the firm tannins are buried in fruit. This estate must be considered among the handful of America’s elite cabernet producers. "
Score 93(+).
Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar
March/April 1996 Issue 65
"Black fruit and shoe polish aromas. Intensely flavored, vibrant
crushed berry fruit is almost painfully vivid today, with
bracing acidity giving the wine razor-sharp focus. But this
is dense and ripe, with great purity of fruit and hidden
density. A real fruit bomb which can be enjoyed now but
probably should be cellared for several years. "
Score 92
Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar
March/April 1996 Issue 65
"Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve from Washington
is a monumental wine possessing loads of fruit, tannic support
and personality. Its 95-point rating, $49.00 price tag and
150-case production will undoubtedly garner this block-buster
cult status. Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Reserves spills
over with wild berry and current flavors, formidable enough to
rate 95 point, the top wine in this report.
A titanic wine, packed with flavor and built to age
gracefully. Firm and chewy at first, it bristles with
blackberry, black cherry and coffee flavors that build up
momentum through the sold finish. Tannins are firm, but
integrated. Best to age until 2000 or 2003."
150 cases made.
Score: 95 Highly recommended
Harvey Steiman, The Wine Spectator
Sept 30, 1995