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2008 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2009
Label borrowed from 2009
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2009
Label borrowed from 2009
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2007
Label borrowed from 2007
Community Tasting Notes 202
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Quaffable Likes this wine: 95 points
April 8, 2024 - Wow, a friend brought it over tonight. Beautiful wine. Wish I had some. Might be fully mature, but no sign of fading.
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Dnordh wrote: 95 points
March 30, 2024 - Very good, full body, fruity. Have not had it for several years. Used to be one of my favourite wines and still is.
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jkwoodward Likes this wine: 96 points
March 24, 2024 - Just keeps getting better. Perfectly integrated, mocha and cassis on the nose. Delicious with ribeye.
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SMHalps Likes this wine: 91 points
January 21, 2024 - My final bottle of this vintage and I shared it with 5 other members of my wine group. I have to say they liked it much more than I did. I felt it was a little past its prime, almost all spice notes, some oxidation on the nose, and very little fruit showing. Still good, but nowhere near as good as it was a few years ago. But like I said, most of my group liked it much more than I did.
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Esmags7 Likes this wine: 92 points
January 14, 2024 - Had the 2007 and the 2010 on consecutive nights, so felt the need to try this one tonight.
This is a good wine - however, I decanted for 90 and it was still quite disjointed - took until hour 3 for the heat to burn off and it settled in. This is dark fruit (blackberry, plum) especially relative to the aforementioned vintages; runs hotter with more tobacco vs. toasted spice as well.
Very chewy as it opened up, and then settled into a more pleasant texture with a long finish.
I very much like it, very happy to drink it, but if you can get the '07, '09, '10 or '12 instead of this? Go for those.1 person found this helpful Comment
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By Owen Bargreen
Quilceda Creek vertial, 3/28/2020 (link)(Quilceda Creek, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Washington, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2011, IWC Issue #159 (link)(Quilceda Creek Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2011, IWC Issue #159 (link)(Quilceda Creek Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley (Pre-Arrival)) Subscribe to see review text.
Washington Wine Report
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By Sean Sullivan
3/23/2011 (link) ***** points(Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley) Dark in color. Rich aromas of blackberries, mocha, licorice, earth, and spice. An opulent, expansive wine that opens up and spreads out across the palate. Beautifully structured with the tannins to go the distance. Capped off by an extended finish. 98% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Merlot. Champoux, Klipsun, and Taptiel vineyards. Aged 22 months in 100% new French oak. 15.2% alcohol. Sampled at 68 degrees.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Quilceda Creek
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Columbia Valley
- UPC Code 126783831943
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 147 (1%)
- In Cellars 6,919 (60%)
- Consumed 4,467 (39%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
game, maybe dark meat poultry, most meats, On its own, prime rib, steak, stewsWho Likes This Wine
99% Like It 120 votes
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- ProducerQuilceda Creek
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationColumbia Valley
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