Ugh.. probably past its prime, but here goes... I bought this strictly because it was West Coast 2013. This cab is inky, almost opaque, with slow thick legs. The nose is nice, black plum, white pepper and orange zest. The first sips, however, kill it. It's thick, inky texture, more like a zin, is a turn off. It lacks acidity, leaving any other traits, good or bad, to the imagination.
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This is a luscious wine. On the nose - dark cherry and plum, leather, tobacco and oak. On the palate - dark fruit, oak, cola Nice long finish with velvety tanins. Very nice wine for the price.
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Plenty of dark fruit and black pepper, plus bell pepper, baking spice, and earthy tones. Full bodied, long finish, with both types of pepper lingering.
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2020: Top Ten Wines; 1/1/2020-12/31/2020 (Redwood City, CA): Penultimate bottle of this evolving, improving Cab from north of Yakima Valley. Dark ruby color. Aromas of plum, blackberry, nutmeg, clay pot. Even better than my last note: full-bodied, developed, balanced. Creamy texture, dark fruit on entry, a hint of salinity and baking spices in the finish, with a backbone of ripe chalky tannins. Going to save my last bottle and drink when this reaches 10 years of age.
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Solid. Picked up at local wine shop in “last bottle” bin and it turned out to be a great QPR at $25. Deep dark crimson in color with a soft nose of stewed plums. Chocolate and sweet cherry on the palette and finishes with the it as well. Chocolate covered cherries...
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Served before dinner at restaurant. Quite pleased overall, except for sediment in glass due to bartender's pouring skills, so had to ditch last ounce. The wine was very good, lighter, smooth, fruit tasting very nice and integrated decently to sip and gulp some with ease and pleasure over 45 mins. Seemingly in window to drink, but could prob stand time as well, analysis based on glass poured and fact that bottle was open at bar when served thus having endured prior airtime.
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Blackberry and cedar on the nose. In the mouth it is a lush wine that coats the mouth with yummy fruit. The oak is there but not overpowering and for those who like a little vanilla in their Cabs you will enjoy this wine. At this price point I say this is a value wine. It could be double the price and it would not surprise me. I will be looking to add more to my cellar.
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Day 1: This has been a really solid wine and last bottle. Plum, sour cherry, earth, soy, minerals and pencil lead. The best bottle of this lot from Sid's. Outstanding wine. 93 points Day 2: Excellent again. Bell pepper, cherry, soy, earth, pencil lead and minerals. Medium plus finish and balanced. It is almost like they put a $60 plus bottle in this one. The best of the Cold Creeks from the vintage I have sampled. 93 points
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Day 1: Drinking beautifully on the pop and pour. Red peppers, cherry, dust, spice and blackberries. Moderate tannins and medium plus finish. Should age for another 3 to 5 years. Excellent. 91 points Day 2: Not as good. Buttery finish which I don't like. Some fruit, oak and vanilla. This needs to be drunk on day 1. 84 points Recommendation: Drink these up. They are not long term agers at this stage.
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100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Cold Creek Vineyard, just north of the Yakima Valley.
2h air. Inky purple color. Deeply aromatic with black currant, dark cherry, clove, river rocks and oak. Syrupy texture, full-bodied, smooth tannins. Dark black currant, warm clove and hints of lavender on the palate with a spicy lift in the lengthy finish.
Polished and powerful, with balance and depth. This is remarkably improved from my tasting in October last year. You can drink it right now, and I think it will just keep improving for at least the next several years.
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Day 1: Getting ready for the Twin Cities Wine Club Washington State Tasting next weekend. Cherry, spice, coffee grinds, vanilla and oak. Balanced and delicious. Great value for $16.50 a bottle. 90 points Day 2: Finishing this as it is excellent. Cherry, plum, spices, vanilla and oak. Balanced wine and drinking well right now. Tremendous value at $16.50 a bottle. 91 points Recommendation: Drink this now to 2020. It is in a good place even on a pop and pour.
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Day 1: Offers some nice fruit on the nose featuring cherry and blueberries. Sublet oak, vanilla and spices. Classic Washington State Cabernet and what a great price at $20 a bottle. 90 points Day 2: Very solid and showing cherry, red currants, earth and tobacco. Medium plus finish and balanced. This is an outstanding value and would cost 3 times this if it were from Napa 90 plus. Recommendation: Drink now. This is an outstanding 2013 and could age a few more years but is drinking great now.
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I was expecting for more. Maybe the fact it was the 4th wine of the night didn't help. Too much typically "candied" wine driven. I can see the potential and the hype, but the details and balance didn't showed up tonight
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Big Top Closeout Deal Wines; 11/22/2018-2/24/2019 (Minneapolis/ St. Paul MN): Day 1: This is an exceptional bottle of this wine. Far superior to any others I have tasted. Graphite, cassis, spice box, gravel and mild oak. Nice floral notes on the palate and good acidity. This is the Cold Creeks I tasted back in the 90s. Wonderful wine and wish they all drank like this. 92 plus Day 2: Wonderful again with mint, cassis, cigar, floral and earth. Medium plus finish and balanced. 92-93.
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Day 1: After the disappointment of the first bottle (89 not really that disappointed) I decided to try another since they are $20 locally. Better bottle out of the gate. The great fruits of Washington emerge with Bing cherry, plum and blackberries. On the palate spices, oak, vanilla and floral notes. Very concentrated wine and flavorful. Just the slightest hint of heat on this wine. 91 points Day 2: Very similar to day 1 with a little more spice showing on the palate. Picking up some cinnamon. The slightest heat from day 1 has dissipated. Finish is medium plus and this wine is packed with nice fruit. 91 points
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2h air. Inky purple color. Musky aromas of plums, black currant, oak, spices with background lavender notes. Full-bodied, full of oak flavors and muscularity which masks the dark fruit that only manages to peek through. The long finish is slightly spicy. There's potential here, I wouldn't try it again for another 2-3 years.
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Day 1: More approachable than most younger Cold Creeks I have sampled. This possesses earth, subtle oak, vanilla, mint and spices. There is fruit masked under the secondary characteristics. Normally these have a lot of oak early and the fruit shows later. Medium plus finish. 89 points Day 2: Not much different. I just don't see these going anywhere on the up but I have 2 bottles left so will hold. 88 points
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Phuuu, eine Fruchtbombe nach dunklen Früchten aber ohne Restsüsse und die 14.5% vol merkt man nicht extrem. Super-easy zum trinken mit gewisser komplexität. I like. Denke da wird noch einiges an Entwicklungspotential drinnen liegen. Habe auch noch viele Flaschen
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Ripe, dense, and richly textured, this is adorned with black currants, candied plum, cocoa, and fancy oak aromas. The melted, dark fruit flavors are balanced by classic Cabernet restraint and the emergence of dusty grip on the finish. Never disappoints.
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Tasted as part of the "50 Years of Ch. Ste. Michelle" seminar at 2017 Taste of Washington. (Four Seasons Seattle): Tasted as part of the "50 Years of Ch. Ste. Michelle" seminar at 2017 Taste of Washington. 100 % Cab Sauv. Dark garnet in the glass. Nose of cocoa, menthol, and ripe fruit. Black fruit, tannins, cocoa, cassis in the mouth, feels fresh. Finish has lots of tannins, tobacco, and spice; youth apparent now. Solid wine, has that classic WA Cab profile.
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11/4/2023 - jerrysvino Likes this wine: 92 Points
Lots of fruit, jammy, eucalyptus, and earthy grit, leather and tobacco
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6/2/2023 - spacer2099 wrote:
Perfect at this age. Buy again
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3/10/2023 - RichardZula Likes this wine:
Very ripe, perhaps a touch over ripe, perhaps a flawed bottle, resolved tannin, enjoyable.
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3/5/2023 - Yellofeath Does not like this wine: 84 Points
Ugh.. probably past its prime, but here goes...
I bought this strictly because it was West Coast 2013. This cab is inky, almost opaque, with slow thick legs. The nose is nice, black plum, white pepper and orange zest. The first sips, however, kill it. It's thick, inky texture, more like a zin, is a turn off. It lacks acidity, leaving any other traits, good or bad, to the imagination.
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11/21/2022 - Wine Walker Likes this wine: 90 Points
This is a luscious wine.
On the nose - dark cherry and plum, leather, tobacco and oak.
On the palate - dark fruit, oak, cola
Nice long finish with velvety tanins.
Very nice wine for the price.
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5/8/2022 - RichardZula Likes this wine:
Delicious, perhaps at it's peak?
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1/23/2022 - CabinConnoisseur wrote: 88 Points
Plenty of dark fruit and black pepper, plus bell pepper, baking spice, and earthy tones. Full bodied, long finish, with both types of pepper lingering.
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1/23/2021 - RichardZula Likes this wine:
Delicious, black cherry, some dusty cocoa, fine tannins, drinking great at this age.
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11/6/2020 - daveyk39 wrote: 92 Points
2020: Top Ten Wines; 1/1/2020-12/31/2020 (Redwood City, CA): Penultimate bottle of this evolving, improving Cab from north of Yakima Valley. Dark ruby color. Aromas of plum, blackberry, nutmeg, clay pot. Even better than my last note: full-bodied, developed, balanced. Creamy texture, dark fruit on entry, a hint of salinity and baking spices in the finish, with a backbone of ripe chalky tannins. Going to save my last bottle and drink when this reaches 10 years of age.
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10/3/2020 - Thebigbaby Likes this wine: 90 Points
Solid. Picked up at local wine shop in “last bottle” bin and it turned out to be a great QPR at $25. Deep dark crimson in color with a soft nose of stewed plums. Chocolate and sweet cherry on the palette and finishes with the it as well. Chocolate covered cherries...
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7/5/2020 - RichardZula Likes this wine:
Very good, while I did not keep detailed notes, it was better than the Canoe Ridge Merlot, drank the same evening.
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6/7/2020 - peeno wrote: 88 Points
CSM is usually consistent. Washington reds are also usually consistent. Nothing usually real big. Just easy drinking.
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10/26/2019 - Jofhearts Likes this wine:
fabulous as usual
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5/16/2019 - Vinomazing Likes this wine: 91 Points
Served before dinner at restaurant. Quite pleased overall, except for sediment in glass due to bartender's pouring skills, so had to ditch last ounce. The wine was very good, lighter, smooth, fruit tasting very nice and integrated decently to sip and gulp some with ease and pleasure over 45 mins. Seemingly in window to drink, but could prob stand time as well, analysis based on glass poured and fact that bottle was open at bar when served thus having endured prior airtime.
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5/2/2019 - Stemidoc Does not like this wine: 59 Points
Not test good
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4/20/2019 - Gscwinecellar Likes this wine: 91 Points
Blackberry and cedar on the nose. In the mouth it is a lush wine that coats the mouth with yummy fruit. The oak is there but not overpowering and for those who like a little vanilla in their Cabs you will enjoy this wine. At this price point I say this is a value wine. It could be double the price and it would not surprise me. I will be looking to add more to my cellar.
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4/19/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 Points
Day 1: This has been a really solid wine and last bottle. Plum, sour cherry, earth, soy, minerals and pencil lead. The best bottle of this lot from Sid's. Outstanding wine. 93 points
Day 2: Excellent again. Bell pepper, cherry, soy, earth, pencil lead and minerals. Medium plus finish and balanced. It is almost like they put a $60 plus bottle in this one. The best of the Cold Creeks from the vintage I have sampled. 93 points
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4/6/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
Day 1: Drinking beautifully on the pop and pour. Red peppers, cherry, dust, spice and blackberries. Moderate tannins and medium plus finish. Should age for another 3 to 5 years. Excellent. 91 points
Day 2: Not as good. Buttery finish which I don't like. Some fruit, oak and vanilla. This needs to be drunk on day 1. 84 points
Recommendation: Drink these up. They are not long term agers at this stage.
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4/1/2019 - jonflo wrote: 91 Points
Very good -might get even better in 3 years
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3/3/2019 - daveyk39 Likes this wine: 91 Points
100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Cold Creek Vineyard, just north of the Yakima Valley.
2h air. Inky purple color. Deeply aromatic with black currant, dark cherry, clove, river rocks and oak. Syrupy texture, full-bodied, smooth tannins. Dark black currant, warm clove and hints of lavender on the palate with a spicy lift in the lengthy finish.
Polished and powerful, with balance and depth. This is remarkably improved from my tasting in October last year. You can drink it right now, and I think it will just keep improving for at least the next several years.
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2/24/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 Points
Day 1: Getting ready for the Twin Cities Wine Club Washington State Tasting next weekend. Cherry, spice, coffee grinds, vanilla and oak. Balanced and delicious. Great value for $16.50 a bottle. 90 points
Day 2: Finishing this as it is excellent. Cherry, plum, spices, vanilla and oak. Balanced wine and drinking well right now. Tremendous value at $16.50 a bottle. 91 points
Recommendation: Drink this now to 2020. It is in a good place even on a pop and pour.
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2/21/2019 - LEEJV123 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Full, round, rich, minerals, long
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2/15/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 Points
Chocolate, cherry, menthol, spice and minerals. Medium finish. Excellent again.
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1/28/2019 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 90 Points
Day 1: Offers some nice fruit on the nose featuring cherry and blueberries. Sublet oak, vanilla and spices. Classic Washington State Cabernet and what a great price at $20 a bottle. 90 points
Day 2: Very solid and showing cherry, red currants, earth and tobacco. Medium plus finish and balanced. This is an outstanding value and would cost 3 times this if it were from Napa 90 plus.
Recommendation: Drink now. This is an outstanding 2013 and could age a few more years but is drinking great now.
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1/20/2019 - pdadams66 wrote: 87 Points
Solid Cab. A little too much freshly sawn oak at the moment. Might improve.
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1/1/2019 - ppandian wrote: 79 Points
Average real..nothing of note
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12/26/2018 - AndreikL Likes this wine: 88 Points
I was expecting for more. Maybe the fact it was the 4th wine of the night didn't help. Too much typically "candied" wine driven. I can see the potential and the hype, but the details and balance didn't showed up tonight
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12/4/2018 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 92 Points
Big Top Closeout Deal Wines; 11/22/2018-2/24/2019 (Minneapolis/ St. Paul MN): Day 1: This is an exceptional bottle of this wine. Far superior to any others I have tasted. Graphite, cassis, spice box, gravel and mild oak. Nice floral notes on the palate and good acidity. This is the Cold Creeks I tasted back in the 90s. Wonderful wine and wish they all drank like this. 92 plus
Day 2: Wonderful again with mint, cassis, cigar, floral and earth. Medium plus finish and balanced. 92-93.
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11/9/2018 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 91 Points
Day 1: After the disappointment of the first bottle (89 not really that disappointed) I decided to try another since they are $20 locally. Better bottle out of the gate. The great fruits of Washington emerge with Bing cherry, plum and blackberries. On the palate spices, oak, vanilla and floral notes. Very concentrated wine and flavorful. Just the slightest hint of heat on this wine. 91 points
Day 2: Very similar to day 1 with a little more spice showing on the palate. Picking up some cinnamon. The slightest heat from day 1 has dissipated. Finish is medium plus and this wine is packed with nice fruit. 91 points
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10/17/2018 - daveyk39 wrote: 88 Points
2h air. Inky purple color. Musky aromas of plums, black currant, oak, spices with background lavender notes. Full-bodied, full of oak flavors and muscularity which masks the dark fruit that only manages to peek through. The long finish is slightly spicy. There's potential here, I wouldn't try it again for another 2-3 years.
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10/15/2018 - 3daywinereview.com wrote: 89 Points
Day 1: More approachable than most younger Cold Creeks I have sampled. This possesses earth, subtle oak, vanilla, mint and spices. There is fruit masked under the secondary characteristics. Normally these have a lot of oak early and the fruit shows later. Medium plus finish. 89 points
Day 2: Not much different. I just don't see these going anywhere on the up but I have 2 bottles left so will hold. 88 points
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7/21/2018 - krenshaw Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great value for the price.
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7/6/2018 - sean7711 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Really smooth, nice representation of Washington cab. Really good QPR at $20/bottle in PA.
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7/4/2018 - jonflo wrote: 91 Points
Phuuu, eine Fruchtbombe nach dunklen Früchten aber ohne Restsüsse und die 14.5% vol merkt man nicht extrem. Super-easy zum trinken mit gewisser komplexität. I like. Denke da wird noch einiges an Entwicklungspotential drinnen liegen. Habe auch noch viele Flaschen
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7/2/2018 - Baron Slick wrote: 91 Points
Ripe, dense, and richly textured, this is adorned with black currants, candied plum, cocoa, and fancy oak aromas. The melted, dark fruit flavors are balanced by classic Cabernet restraint and the emergence of dusty grip on the finish. Never disappoints.
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5/27/2018 - Neecies Likes this wine:
Blackberry fruit with cocoa, menthol and a bit of sandalwood. A classic expression of Washington cabernet. Solid.
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1/4/2018 - Rickyd007 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great now, but will benefit to wait.
Will try next bottle in a year or two
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3/25/2017 - skifree wrote: 91 Points
Tasted as part of the "50 Years of Ch. Ste. Michelle" seminar at 2017 Taste of Washington. (Four Seasons Seattle): Tasted as part of the "50 Years of Ch. Ste. Michelle" seminar at 2017 Taste of Washington. 100 % Cab Sauv. Dark garnet in the glass. Nose of cocoa, menthol, and ripe fruit. Black fruit, tannins, cocoa, cassis in the mouth, feels fresh. Finish has lots of tannins, tobacco, and spice; youth apparent now. Solid wine, has that classic WA Cab profile.
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