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Winemakers:
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Paul Golitzin, Marv Crum, Alex Golitzin
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Varietals:
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88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, 3% Merlot
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Vineyards:
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Champoux, Ciel du Cheval, Klipsun, Tapteil
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Barrels:
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100% French Oak
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Time in Barrel:
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22 months
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Bottled:
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July 2005
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Case Production:
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1325 Cases
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The 2003 Quilceda Creek Columbia Valley Red Wine is our best offering of this
wine to date. Spicy black cherry fruit, smoke, vanilla and cocoa dominate this
medium-bodied wine. This wine offers a great value and pleasure for the more
occasional drink over the next 7-10 years.
2003 Columbia Valley Red Wine
"The finest Red Wine the Golitzin’s have fashioned to date, the 2003 Red Wine (1,300 cases)
is an assemblage of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Merlot. It burst from
the glass with black currants, violets, blackberries, and notes of dark cherries. Dense,
medium-bodied, silky-textured, and intense, this black fruit-packed wine bears Quilceda
Creek’s trademark marriage of power with elegance and sweet tannin. Projected maturity:
now-2020"
Score: 92
Pierre-Antoine Rovani
Wine Advocate, Issue 164, closing date 4-24-06