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Columbia Valley

2020 Premier Dionysus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

94 Points
JamesSuckling.com
4.20.23
90 Points
Vinous Media
1.25.24

Tasting Notes

This cabernet is very expressive on the nose, showing notes of bright candied cherry and cedar. The palate exhibits primary cherry flavors with beautiful oak integration showing just a hint of vanilla, cedar, cooking spice. Full-bodied with silky tannins and a long finish.

Food Pairings

Prime rib, New York strip, or filet mignon

WINE ANALYSIS

Blend:
100% Dionysus Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Aging:
The wine was then racked into barrels to undergo malolactic fermentation. Racking occurred every three months during the 20-month aging process. This wine spent 22 months in 100% French oak – 30% new.
Alcohol:
14.7%
TA:
0.55 g/100 mL
F:
Grapes were destemmed and crushed with Premier Cuvee yeast to begin fermentation where the wine was punched down daily.

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