Community Tasting Notes 54

• Musinus wrote: 84 points

  September 21, 2023 - Robust aromas of vitamins, blueberry, and black cherry. Smokey cherry flavor that is excessively alcoholic, and left my tongue stinging. My impression is the alcohol will prevail as the ultimate victor in the maturation race.

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• Mothetgoo wrote: 94 points

  April 6, 2023 - This was really good, even though the cork was slightly elevated and there were signs of seepage on this bottle. I was still impressed; classic Quilceda flavor but a little bit more restrained than their flagship cab.

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• PrinceKyrris Likes this wine: 95 points

  March 5, 2023 - Had this at Gallaghers Steakhouse in NYC with a beautiful bone-in prime rib. Drank half of the bottle over 2 hours, no decant but it wouldn't have hurt.
  
  This a a very nice wine, despite the high alcohol, which hits your nose fresh out of the bottle. After the alcohol blows off, aromas of dark fruit, spice box, and leather. Very smooth on the palate, with the alcohol not prominent or overpowering. Long, intense finish, 30+ seconds. Tannins are integrated but there is a touch of dustiness towards the back.
  
  Paired perfectly with the steak.
  
  Edit: I feel like I need to add. On night 2, the wine was still lovely. No trace of alcohol now and everything was smooth.
  
  No signs of deterioration and very little indication that this wine was 12 years old. Hold if you have any in your cellar.

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• Troon Likes this wine: 93 points

  February 25, 2022 - Drank alongside a 2009 Galitzine, 2009 Estate, and 2012 Estate. This might have been the best bottle of the night. It’s in a great place, but it still easily has 5 years left. Lots of fruit, funk, and spice. A great wine!

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• dankgummy Likes this wine: 90 points

  September 22, 2021 - At the initial sip, the wine is excessively hot at 15.2% ABV. After 2 hours decanting the wine was in its sweet spot. To my disappointed surprise, faded after 4 hours. Not sure why it was so flat at the 4 hour mark. Truth be told, I have never really like the Palengat, this will like be my last Palengat purchased. Much bigger fan of the Galitzine and the estate vines.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Quilceda Creek
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Palengat Red Wine
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Horse Heaven Hills
• UPC Code 784585014101

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• Pending Delivery 10 (0%)
• In Cellars 1,238 (57%)
• Consumed 935 (43%)

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