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2009 Betz Family Cabernet Sauvignon Père de Famille
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 62
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thebonnydooner wrote: 92 points
January 20, 2024 - Really nice. Opened around two hours before tasting. Still dark not much bricking. Nose is pure and ripe with good cassis and plum character. Palate more of the same, pure and balanced, with smooth tannins, juicy acidity and nice currant and plum finish. Overall, excellent, balanced and pure not showing a tonne of complexity but really nice.
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prism wrote: 93 points
December 6, 2023 - From memory: decanted at a restaurant; improved with an hour of sipping. Sweet-tart Washington fruit and gone too soon with six on a bottle. My last of four.
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skifree wrote: 92 points
August 8, 2023 - Well-defined meniscus around the rim. Reticent nose, mostly balsamic and herb but a touch sweet, like sun-ripened fruit lurking. Fruit, herb, and then this beautiful minerality on the finish, as you would find in a Pessac-Leognan. Overall impression is quite smooth and enjoyable, with tannins and acidity only showing on the finish. From a mag.
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dsimmons Likes this wine: 93 points
January 25, 2023 - This 13+ year old is drinking well. Integrated fruit flavors. Drink or hold.
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prism wrote: 93 points
December 31, 2022 - Slow Od for a couple of hours, decanted for an hour, then recorked and brought to dinner. Very smooth, tannins fully integrated, a bit thin on the mid-palate, short finish. Great flavor but an uninteresting mouthfeel.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Issue #12, 6/23/2012 (link)(Betz Family Cabernet Sauvignon Père de Famille) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2011, IWC Issue #159 (link)(Betz Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Pere de Famille Columbia Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Washington Wine Report
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By Sean Sullivan
4/4/2012 (link) ***** points(Betz Family Winery Pere de Famille Columbia Valley) An incredibly aromatically fresh wine with spice, dark cherries, and red fruit. The palate is tightly coiled, packed full of tart, dry fruit flavors and firm tannins. Has an understated grace. This is one to lay down in the cellar. 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot, and 8% Merlot. 66% Red Mountain, 18% Horse Heaven Hills, and 16% Yakima Valley.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Betz Family
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Père de Famille
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Columbia Valley
- UPC Code 857807002016
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 4 (0%)
- In Cellars 972 (45%)
- Consumed 1,174 (55%)
Food Pairing
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- ProducerBetz Family
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationColumbia Valley
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