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2005 Betz Family Cabernet Sauvignon Père de Famille
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- Washington
- Columbia Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 98
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winot Likes this wine: 93 points
June 18, 2022 - Medium dried blood/maroon. Fairly oaky, winey nose, quite savoury. But the palate is fruit forward, attacks with cherry pastille, licorice, herbs. Quite mouthfilling, and fairly long. Some ripe tannins were tamed by a short decant. Lovely.
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JoeDwine Likes this wine: 93 points
March 21, 2022 - Really impressed….starting to turn more savory but nice spice rack components underneath rich fruit.
Probably not gonna get better but should be stable for a few more years.1 person found this helpful Comment -
texaswinelover wrote:
February 4, 2022 - Certainly at the end of its life…or downward path. But not a bad drink today. Pop and pour. Earthly with slightly off balance acid upon opening but with air, fleshed out and developed tasty character. Overall enjoyed the profile of ripe but retrained red and black fruit, spice and oak.
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JRB1 wrote: 95 points
December 18, 2021 - Day 1 this was fully bodied/dense, sweet, with a touch of alcohol poking through…maybe 91, but a little monotonous. Day 3 it came into form…..sweet nose of cassis and cigar box, still full bodied but cassis, dark cherry are more focused, and rocks and herbs are apparent. This has life ahead of it or requires a long decant.
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kboly Likes this wine: 91 points
May 15, 2021 - Haha and I did check - someone must agree that it is drinking well - the only sales offer I could find to replace my $50 bottle was $209. Wow.
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By James Suckling
3/20/2018 (link)(Betz Columbia Valley Père de Famille, Red, United States) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Stimpfig
Washington State Reds, 3/13/2018 (link)(Betz Family, Pere de Famille, Columbia Valley, Washington, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
November/December 2007, IWC Issue #135 (link)(Betz Family Vineyards Pere de Famille Columbia Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Betz Family
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Père de Famille
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Washington
- SubRegion Columbia Valley
- Appellation Columbia Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 589 (41%)
- Consumed 836 (59%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
92% Like It 26 votes
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- Wine2005 Betz Family Cabernet Sauvignon Père de Famille
- ProducerBetz Family
- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- CountryUSA
- RegionWashington
- SubRegionColumbia Valley
- AppellationColumbia Valley
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