2008 ​Cabernet Sauvignon

Phinny Hill is quickly establishing itself as one of Washington’s premier Cabernet vineyards. The first smell drifts me back to elementary school, sneaking a handful of fruit snatched from the bowl placed next to the hand-crank pencil sharpener screwed to the corner of my teacher’s scarred wooden desk. It’s all there: ripe dark Bing cherries with a hint of pencil. With a little exploration the plum and pomegranate expose themselves as the chalky, dusty tannins begin to grip my palate. It’s a young, muscular Cabernet but shows its soft side with a hint of vanilla. ~Chuck Reininger, Winemaker

BLEND: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINEYARDS: Phinny Hill

COOPERAGE: 58% French, 25% Russian, 17% American (67% new oak) 

BOTTLED: August 2010

pH: 3.72

TA: 6.5 g/L

ALC.: 14.8% 

PRODUCTION: 596 cases