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Community Tasting Notes 186
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rmh66 wrote: 96 points
March 13, 2024 - Notes from day 2. This bottle is showing some brett, which put me in the mindset of a high-end super Tuscan. Plum, black cherry, cassis, graphite, red licorice, barnyard, new leather, earth, ink, and herbs on the nose. Tart cherry, red currant, red cherry, plum, earth, some bitter fruit skin, graphite, and minerals on the palate. Tart, mouthwatering acidity, lightly chewy tannins, med-long finish. Wow, I loved this bottle. Such an interesting blend of old and new world. Nice complexity, maybe not completely harmonious, but manages to be food friendly, interesting, and delicious. This bottle came across a lot younger than expecting too.
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Musinus wrote: 95 points
September 11, 2023 - Still a dark garnet-purple, glass-staining wine. Amply expresses sweet currant, cherry, pomegranate, raw steak, and iron nose that defiantly betrays the wine’s age. It is so reminiscent of a nicely aged fine burgundy and an utter surprise! A bit alcoholic on the medium long finish, but i so much prefer aged QC cabs from this earlier era than the 2000’s. The ‘98 is great
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Peter Z. Likes this wine: 95 points
September 1, 2022 - Elegance
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DougLee wrote:
August 7, 2022 - Opened for a family dinner. Very well made, powerful wine. Portlike with sweet red currant and blackberry fruit. Somewhat monolithic. Family liked it quite a bit, but interestingly did not finish the bottle.
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phandley66 wrote: 94 points
June 24, 2022 - 2 years later, opened another bottle. Similar thoughts as last time, though drinking better (or bottle variation ). Lots of cherry cola notes, some graphite, but less pronounced then last bottle. Cherry cola finish lingers for a good while. Quite nice. Would drink up, but no huge hurry. Should easily last another 5 years.
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By Stephen Tanzer
September/October 2001, IWC Issue #98 (link)(Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Washington State) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
September/October 2000, IWC Issue #92 (link)(Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Washington State) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
8/28/2005 (link) 87 points(Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon) Vanilla, mint, oak nose; very tannic, cassis, caramel palate; medium finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1998
- Type Red
- Producer Quilceda Creek
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Washington
- UPC Code 126783831943
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 13 (1%)
- In Cellars 1,181 (51%)
- Consumed 1,130 (49%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerQuilceda Creek
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- AppellationWashington
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