2015 Sheridan Vineyard Cabernet Franc Boss Block

• By Stephen Tanzer
  Focus on Washington: The New Normal (Nov 2018), 11/1/2018, (See more on Vinous...)

  (Sheridan Vineyard Cabernet Franc Boss Block Washington Red) Login and sign up and see review text.

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• By Jeb Dunnuck
  Latest Releases from Washington State, 4/5/2018, (See more on JebDunnuck.com...)

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• By James Suckling
  3/16/2018, (See more on JamesSuckling.com...)

  (Sheridan Vineyard Cabernet Franc Yakima Valley Boss Block, Red, United States) Login and sign up and see review text.

Full Pull

• By Paul Zitarelli
  Full Pull Sheridan, 2/25/2018

  (Sheridan Vineyard Cabernet Franc Boss Block) Hello friends. This was not today’s originally scheduled offer. We originally had this booked for mid-March, since the official release for this pair of wines is March 1. But then last week Big John from Sheridan reached out, mentioned he’d be on our side of the mountains on March 1, and gave us permission to send this out pre-official release, so long as everyone understands that no wine will change hands until March 1 or later. I was happy to move it up, because Sheridan wines have been hotter than hot the past few years, darlings of consumers and press alike (especially Wine Advocate). And if we don’t time up our offers just right, we miss out, which is what happened to one of today’s wines last vintage. But not today!This wine is the real reason for the schedule change, and I’m not going to say much, because our access is quite limited here. Boss Block is a slippery fish. We’ve offered it just once previously: the 2011 vintage back in May 2015. The combination of small production and massive reviews (culminating with an eye-popping 97pts from Dunnuck for the 2014) makes for an ever narrowing buying window. I can tell you without question this is a one-and-done wine, with no prospects for reorders. It comes from the original 1997 plantings at Sheridan, which means this is 19th leaf material. Certainly not young wines anymore, and it shows. This begins with a nose whose core is fruit driven (blackberry, raspberry) but possesses the green subtleties that separate Franc from Cabernet Sauvignon: spicy arugula, smoky poblano. I find that particular savory character so invigorating and appetizing. Texturally, this is a palate-stainer through and through, fanning out and coating every inch of the palate with its fruity/savory goodness. I love the slow-building tannins here; so too the exceptionally long finish. This is rich, complex, and outrageously delicious.