June 26, 2021 - This has aged nicely, and still has legs.
On a warm summer day, with rainier cherries, bugles and cold water.
The cork was super dark, inky, with intense blueberry and a little wet forest floor. Wine also super deep ink, with just the beginning that the wine is turning to a more brown/rust. The nose is very much like the cork with super ripe, sweet peak of season blueberries, and a little freshly rained forest floor. Kind of baking blueberry pie smell.
The taste is intense, there is a little bit of dark berries, but it doesn’t have the sweetness the smell suggests. A very dry front, with dark fruit, cigar, and a bit of cedar. On the back some of that dark fruit expresses itself, followed by a little spice on the throat. Kind of old world.
After 3 days in vacuvin, the flavors really changed. The wine opened up, those blueberry notes expressing themselves and the austere old world has been replace by sweet juice with a sharp back.
This wine could age longer, but it’s my last bottle. Pretty darn good for $24 Costco mass market bottle.
February 13, 2021 - 3rd of 3 Bottles opened over 8 years. At least as good and possibly even better with age. Full bodied, with a long flavor profile. Chateau Ste. Michelle has always been a personal favorite.
April 12, 2020 - Cascis
April 12, 2020 - Well aged max another 2-3 years
January 19, 2019 - No notes, but a nice solid Washington State cab at a good value.
December 14, 2015 - Jan & I are trying to go through our wines past their drinking age. After pouring out several wines that were past their prime, we decided to try one " just out of it's prime". This is just a little past the drinking age and it has held up well. and was actually very good. It had a very deep purple color with dark fruits on the nose and palate. It still had good tannins and a nice finish. Medium bodied with medium finish. It did have an abundance of sediment so I had to decant it.
January 10, 2015 - Color: Deep Purple
Nose: Dark fruits, cassis and berries with hints of oak
Palate: Well balanced tannins and very smooth
Finish: Medium bodied with medium to long finish
Decanting: Popped and pored
Thoughts: We let this bottle sit in our cellar and it has held up well. A discussion we had with winemaker Bob Bertheau, he said this wine is not intended to be cellared for long periods of time such other wines they make. With that piece of information we will not let the wine sit much longer and start consuming it. It is very good Cabernet Sauvignon that we will keep in our cellar as a every day drinker.
December 30, 2014 - Color: Deep Purple
Nose: Dark fruits, cassis and berries with hints of oak
Palate: Well balanced tannins and very smooth
Finish: Medium bodied with medium to long finish
Decanting: Popped and pored
Thoughts: We let this bottle sit in our cellar and it has held up well. A discussion we had with winemaker Bob Bertheau, he said this wine is not intended to be cellared for long periods of time such other wines they make. With that piece of information we will not let the wine sit much longer and start consuming it. It is very good Cabernet Sauvignon that we will keep in our cellar as a every day drinker.
December 25, 2014 - Color: Deep Purple
Nose: Dark fruits, cassis and berries with hints of oak
Palate: Well balanced tannins and very smooth
Finish: Medium bodied with medium to long finish
Decanting: Popped and pored
Thoughts: We let this bottle sit in our cellar and it has held up well. A discussion we had with winemaker Bob Bertheau, he said this wine is not intended to be cellared for long periods of time such other wines they make. With that piece of information we will not let the wine sit much longer and start consuming it. It is very good Cabernet Sauvignon that we will keep in our cellar as a every day drinker.
December 10, 2014 - Good