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2010 Force Majeure Cabernet Sauvignon Collaboration Series V Ciel du Cheval Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
- Red Mountain
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Community Tasting Notes 12
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curtr Likes this wine: 95 points
February 19, 2024 - Drank over 2 hours, wow! Smooth, yet bold. Drink by 2025.
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danielbleier Likes this wine: 94 points
January 27, 2024 - In a really nice place right, drinking well with a minimal decant. Dark berry, mocha, black currant and smoke flavors are very well integrated. Drink now.
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Sschenker wrote:
December 17, 2023 - Drank 2023 on birthday
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Hamersly wrote: 93 points
August 29, 2020 - Decanted for three hours. Big, bold fruit and lots of tannins on the long finish. Wonderful steak wine.
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amiller68003@gmail.com Likes this wine: 91 points
May 10, 2020 - Nice round dark fruit with mild tannins. A bit short on structure. Nonetheless, too bad it’s our last bottle.
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By Stephen Tanzer
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By Sean Sullivan
9/6/2013 (link) ***** points(Force Majeure Collaboration Series V Red Wine Ciel du Cheval Vineyard Red Mountain) Using the same fruit as the winery’s 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, it’s a dark, glass staining wine that is completely opaque. It’s aromatically appealing with incense, cocoa powder, barrel notes, and the darkest of cherries. The palate is intensely rich and concentrated with bold fruit flavors and firm, burly tannins. Give two plus years or a long decant. 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 20 months in French oak (100% new). 15.3% alcohol. 120 cases produced. Chris Gorman (Gorman Winery) winemaker.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type Red
- Producer Force Majeure
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Collaboration Series V
- Vineyard Ciel du Cheval Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Red Mountain
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 5 (1%)
- In Cellars 187 (44%)
- Consumed 236 (55%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationRed Mountain
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