Drank side by side with our last 2003 QC red, and this one too, was a crowd pleaser. Perhaps more fruit than the '03, and less spice. More blackberry, less plum. I've got one more bottle of '04, and will open it next year!
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I opened a bottle tonight and we didn't give it enough time to open and we're all cork dorks. Let it open for a couple hours and then a fragrant nose of oak, maple, and green come through. The palate is cassis, dark cheery, and deep blackberry and a minor amount of cedar and maple. The wine is dark and delicious and has more time to age, but it's amazing now at 17 years old.
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Poppin poor. Believe this is my last of the vintage; remarkable that wine at this price point can you go this long. This was soft enough to not overpower the salmon and spinach in a cream reduction sauce, yet still had enough half to go with the accompanying fillet mignon.
While an enjoyable wine, there’s kore risk than upside to holding on to these much longer.
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(Quilceda Creek Red Wine Columbia Valley) Very dark in color. A rich, opulent nose with toasted oak aromas and dark syrupy fruit. As the wine opens, earth, violets, lavendar, blueberry, and blackberry emerge. A gauzy, rich taste that effortlessly hangs on and on. Son of the best wine I have tasted. For the price a simply outrageous wine. 81% Cabernet; 13% Cab Franc; 6% Merlot. Champoux, Ciel du Cheval, Galitzine, Klipsun, and Tapteil vineyards. 14.9% alcohol. 2,100 cases produced.
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1/14/2023 - BobbaWA Likes this wine: 92 Points
Drank side by side with our last 2003 QC red, and this one too, was a crowd pleaser. Perhaps more fruit than the '03, and less spice. More blackberry, less plum. I've got one more bottle of '04, and will open it next year!
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10/10/2021 - Zambraia Likes this wine: 91 Points
Hints of cardamom and fresh tobacco. Long smooth finish.
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7/30/2021 - aerosol Likes this wine: 93 Points
I opened a bottle tonight and we didn't give it enough time to open and we're all cork dorks. Let it open for a couple hours and then a fragrant nose of oak, maple, and green come through. The palate is cassis, dark cheery, and deep blackberry and a minor amount of cedar and maple. The wine is dark and delicious and has more time to age, but it's amazing now at 17 years old.
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4/23/2021 - Wine Spam wrote: 90 Points
A nice mix of forest and cedar nose with a relatively still sweet palate. Very enjoyable and great value. Drink now.
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3/13/2021 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 91 Points
Poppin poor. Believe this is my last of the vintage; remarkable that wine at this price point can you go this long. This was soft enough to not overpower the salmon and spinach in a cream reduction sauce, yet still had enough half to go with the accompanying fillet mignon.
While an enjoyable wine, there’s kore risk than upside to holding on to these much longer.
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