de Négoce Washington Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting notes & discussion 33

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93 points, Gold Medal 2021 Sommeliers Challenge Wine Competition

Typically $19/bottle from de Négoce
Vintage 2019 from Red Mountain (AVA)
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Red Rock Halo Black Cherry

TASTING NOTES:
OG 150 - “Sweet violets and crushed red rock halo black cherry, leather and plum…the bouquet opens up with blackberry and brown sugar/walnut husk joining cinnamon spice. Ripe and chewy on entry with black cherry and leather resounding over bristling tannins. The finish is beautiful, playing out with richness, elegance and precision.” (AbV 14.7%, 86% Cabernet Sauvignon 11% Merlot 2% Malbec 1% Cabernet Franc 1% Syrah 1% Petite Verdot)

OG 240 - “The emerging bouquet is beautifully balanced with layers of perfume and violets, blackberry kirsch, crushed red rock, leather, and notes of black cherry, blueberry, toffee and bourbon vanilla. Wow. Juicy, focused, and palate staining, with black cherry and blueberry compote complexed with worn leather, tobacco and vanilla caressing the palate. Rich, velvety tannins escort the ripe, sexy, silky black and blue fruit to one heck of a magic carpet ride finish.” (AbV 14.7%, 82% Cabernet Sauvignon 11% Merlot 5% Petite Verdot 2% Malbec)

BARRELS:
Majority new French oak.

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help you make conversation over this wine:
Alright, what the heck does crushed red rock halo black cherry even mean? I’m looking and I can’t find anything that covers the full breadth of that series of words. There’s a drink called Halo that has a black cherry flavor? But there’s no relation to red rock, perhaps sandstone, and halo isn’t capitalized in the description. Red rock could also refer to Red Rocks Park in Colorado, home of the Red Rocks Amphitheatre where big-name bands often play. It could refer to Red Rock Canyon outside Las Vegas. It could refer to Red Rocks, the site of special scientific interest on The Wirral in England. There are all kinds of towns in Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Canada, and Australia called Red Rock. And you know what? None of them have anything to do with cherry!

PAIRS WITH (winery recommended):
N/A

OR (really-going-with-the-theme-option):
The mythical crushed red rock halo black cherry.

de Négoce Washington Cabernet Sauvignon

93 points, Gold Medal 2021 Sommeliers Challenge Wine Competition

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