Community Tasting Notes 6

• Gary wrote:

  August 3, 2005 - dinner w/Max & Swisher @ Zoe. warm up bottle was 1999 Jobard Mersault, followed by 2002 Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet (both outstanding). The Otis continued to develop in decanter thruout evening - very perfumey nose, great complexity on the palate, still lots of fruit & life in this bottle.

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• Eric wrote: 95 points

  June 11, 2005 - Seattle Tasting Group does 1989 Bordeaux (Issaquah, WA): Jason started us off with a ringer, and it was extremely impressive. The nose shows cassis, iron, powdered sugar, spicy notes, charcoal, and some cedar. It had me vaguely thinking of something from Margaux. On the palate this shows unreal poise, a delicate balance of mineral, structure, with ripe notes, absolutely elegant and classy. Fantastic poise. Once the bag was removed I was amazed, as I have never tasted a wine from Washington state with such clear secondary notes. Color me very impressed. We discussed if/when there was a change at Columbia, and people pointed at 1991 as the last classic vintage before production was raised and quality dropped. Group average 93.0 pts and WOTF.

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• Not Levine wrote: 91 points

  October 9, 2004 - Who would have guessed that a Columbia wine would hold up so well for so long? Perhaps it's time to revisit Columbia. Really reminiscent of Bordeaux, with the cigar box and forest. The palate showed an intense spicyness - not alcoholic and not merely peppery, but a melange of spices. I bet it could go another five years with good storage.

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• Jason wrote: 91 points

  October 9, 2004 - Steaks, Cab, and Friends (Issaquah, WA): Had I had this blind I would have guessed Bordeaux. What a pleasant surprise. This is considered a great vintage in Washington, but I have not had as much luck with the other 2 bottles I have opened. The nose shows loads of minerality, earth, chalk, and chocolate. The chocolate gave me hope that it was not dead. This hope was justified because the palate was terrific. I found it to be lush with vanilla, rosemary and spicy tannins. Though it was well integrated there is still a firm structure. The finish was impressively long.

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• Jason wrote: 84 points

  June 24, 2004 - Tracy served this to me blind, and I had no clue to its age or its origin. The nose shows blueberries, dried herbs, and saddle leather. The palate is lush but fairly thin and a touch waterly. It is completely integrated with ample bottle sweetness, but the palate is really uninteresting.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1987
• Type Red
• Producer Columbia Winery
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation David Lake Signature Series
• Vineyard Otis Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region Washington
• SubRegion Columbia Valley
• Appellation Yakima Valley

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• In Cellars 7 (37%)
• Consumed 12 (63%)

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