Toasty sweet oak aromatics lead to flavors of blackberry preserves, milk chocolate and black pepper. Medium bodied with balanced acid and integrated tannins, finishing with savory green tea mixed with marionberry.
Vineyard and Winemaker’s notes
Inspired by the greatness of one man: William Bitner Browne, grandfather of proprietor Andrew Browne. Integrity and excellence are the standards upon which Browne wines are created. Browne Family is premium Washington wine, 15 years in the making before its first vintage debuted, crafted with the utmost quality and enjoyment in mind.
Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon heralds from the Columbia Valley, where the land is perfectly situated for growing grapes, with optimal growing conditions with hot days allowing grapes to ripen and cool nights where acidity develops. This means that Heritage is well balanced with firm tannins, crisp acidity and ripe fruit structure, ready for immediate enjoyment.
Heritage comes from two AVA’s in the Columbia Valley: Yakima Valley and Walla Walla Valley. Our Yakima Valley sites - including Skyfall Vineyard and the Browne Family home ranch, Canyon Vineyard Ranch - are selected for Cabernet Sauvignon with bright fruit, earthiness and mineral characteristics. The Browne Estate Vineyard in Walla Walla Valley provides for the rich fruit and beautiful texture that comes from the deep silt loam soils and warm-growing site.
Our Director of Viticulture, third-generation Washington farmer, Dave Minick, oversees all vineyard management for consistent, perfectly ripe grapes across all of our vineyard sites. All vineyards receive the same environmentally responsible care with minimalist intervention.
Specifications
Vintage: 2017
Varietal Composition: 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot
Grapes are picked at the peak of ripeness in the early morning hour to preserve maximum fruit concentration.
Fruit is fermented for up to two weeks on the skins; up to 70% whole berry fermentation.
Fruit is de-stemmed, crushed and cold soaked for 24-48 hours for optimal color extraction and concentration, followed by malolactic fermentation.
Price Comparison
Not for sale online, $264/case MSRP
About The Winery
Winery: Browne Family Vineyards
Inspired by the greatness of one man — owner, Andrew Browne’s Grandfather, William Bitner Browne — integrity and excellence are the standards upon which Browne wines are created. As a curator of the brightest talent, best vineyards and the divining rod of winning concepts at Precept Wine, where Andrew serves as its CEO, his groundbreaking feats across the wine industry carry through to his own family legacy in wine, Browne Family. This is premium Washington wine, made with the utmost quality and enjoyment in mind.
Browne Family Vineyards was 15 years in the making before its first vintage ever debuted. Vineyards, winemakers and cellar masters committed to world-class wine production were carefully and deliberately selected to represent the best of the Columbia Valley AVA.
To date, Browne has received more than 30 scores of 90 points or higher from critical reviews.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon by Browne Family Vineyards
6 bottles for $83.99 $14/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $143.99 $12/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2017 Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon by Browne Family Vineyards - $24 = 14.28%
Lab Rat report! Was surprised to find a bottle on my doorstep delivered by a masked man who mumbled a few incomprehensible murmurs about trying it soon (TBH I was very lucky as I was about to leave for a few days and would have both missed the bottle and this sale, but the Meh was on our side and it all worked out). After cautiously accepting the bottle I immediately went to find a few other volunteers.
So I’m a red wine fan with a broad appreciation of the common types (CS, Merlot, PN, CF, Grenache, Syrah, Zin and PS; though I’m not a huge fan of Malbec). My flavor profile tends to the tilt to the more fruit driven spectrum as opposed to the dirt/dust mineral side. My two friends I roped in was to someone that is starting to appreciate wines (friend 1) and another that was a complete neophyte (friend 2) with very little experience. In the middle of our tasting we were fortunate to have one more person (friend 3) come in who has a decent amount of experience wines, apparently her husband is an importer of Italian wines and she is able to taste many, though she prefers to drink mainly white wines.
On to the actual report. On opening the color was a nice dark purple, clear with no real noticeable legs on the swirl.
The nose was very pleasant on PNP and through the few hours we tasted it. No alcohol at all for any of us. I got whiffs of violet and cassis. My more experienced friend smelled chocolate and remarked on further reflection, “Brownies!”. My neophyte friend didn’t have much to report.
Flavor wise we all enjoyed it. I got the blackberry and dark fruit profile with a nice crisp finish; friend 1 also tasted the dark fruits, he also tasted the chocolate and thought there was a pepper bite that was good; friend 2 had just brushed his teeth so his initial taste was off but he said that as time went on he quite enjoyed it but refused to report any odors or flavors; and finally friend 3 enjoyed the wine quite a bit she didn’t have a chance to report actual flavors but found it very good, enough that she snapped a picture of the bottle and asked about the website on where this was going up.
Everyone remarked that the bottle was very soft, not acidic and not tannic at all. This was definitely a wine that you could enjoy by itself. We tried it with some home made salami and it didn’t really help or hurt it. It may do better with some other foods but I’m ok with it being a stand alone. It had a lot going on with a good entry, mid palate, and finish. Both friends 1 and 3 were surprised that it was a cab sav and I’d agree that it is not your typical CS, I’d shade it more towards a very well made Merlot. It was a very well made wine and now seeing the price makes this a steal.
Awesome Friday and great start to the weekend! Today’s arrivals, case of Alysian – check, case of OTP – check. First time lab rat – damn straight! Leave work early to prepare for the weekend? Absolutely.
Uncorked and poured a taste of the Heritage as we started to prepare dinner. It clinged to the glass. The initial nose was slightly sweet with alcohol, the color wass medium ruby/purple moving to clear at the meniscus. Tasted of dark chocolate, cherries and earthiness, slightly sweet from the cherries but well balanced with delicate tannins. It’s good. We wanted more but held off and opened some Riesling while we let it breathe.
Waited 90 minutes or so while homemade tortillas, vegetables, black beans and roasted chicken were prepped. Another glass and a half each with tacos. Easy drinking. The bottle is done. Dinner is over. Wife dozing next to me, re-watching Game of Thrones. Life is good.
On second tasting, it was slightly sweeter, very smooth and tasted more of an everyday drinker. One of us likes tannins, the other does not. This wine struck a nice balance that we both liked. It wasn’t as sweet as what has become common of the everyday cabs. Our favorite wines have been the Wellington selections that are now sadly gone. Is this Wellington? Nope. But still a solid bottle…Weekend is officially on!
Wanted to post a follow up report. I took a bottle to a pop-up ramen restaurant where you can bring your own alcohol if you like. So I did and I shared it to some of my fellow guests. Generally the same tastes and notes as last time. Definitely an easy drinking cab that has a really good all around character. This isn’t a heavy food wine and stands out by itself. Another diner really liked it and again was shocked that it was a cab, she professed to be a merlot fan and this reminded her of it.
Tasting Notes
Toasty sweet oak aromatics lead to flavors of blackberry preserves, milk chocolate and black pepper. Medium bodied with balanced acid and integrated tannins, finishing with savory green tea mixed with marionberry.
Vineyard and Winemaker’s notes
Inspired by the greatness of one man: William Bitner Browne, grandfather of proprietor Andrew Browne. Integrity and excellence are the standards upon which Browne wines are created. Browne Family is premium Washington wine, 15 years in the making before its first vintage debuted, crafted with the utmost quality and enjoyment in mind.
Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon heralds from the Columbia Valley, where the land is perfectly situated for growing grapes, with optimal growing conditions with hot days allowing grapes to ripen and cool nights where acidity develops. This means that Heritage is well balanced with firm tannins, crisp acidity and ripe fruit structure, ready for immediate enjoyment.
Heritage comes from two AVA’s in the Columbia Valley: Yakima Valley and Walla Walla Valley. Our Yakima Valley sites - including Skyfall Vineyard and the Browne Family home ranch, Canyon Vineyard Ranch - are selected for Cabernet Sauvignon with bright fruit, earthiness and mineral characteristics. The Browne Estate Vineyard in Walla Walla Valley provides for the rich fruit and beautiful texture that comes from the deep silt loam soils and warm-growing site.
Our Director of Viticulture, third-generation Washington farmer, Dave Minick, oversees all vineyard management for consistent, perfectly ripe grapes across all of our vineyard sites. All vineyards receive the same environmentally responsible care with minimalist intervention.
Specifications
Price Comparison
Not for sale online, $264/case MSRP
About The Winery
Winery: Browne Family Vineyards
Inspired by the greatness of one man — owner, Andrew Browne’s Grandfather, William Bitner Browne — integrity and excellence are the standards upon which Browne wines are created. As a curator of the brightest talent, best vineyards and the divining rod of winning concepts at Precept Wine, where Andrew serves as its CEO, his groundbreaking feats across the wine industry carry through to his own family legacy in wine, Browne Family. This is premium Washington wine, made with the utmost quality and enjoyment in mind.
Browne Family Vineyards was 15 years in the making before its first vintage ever debuted. Vineyards, winemakers and cellar masters committed to world-class wine production were carefully and deliberately selected to represent the best of the Columbia Valley AVA.
To date, Browne has received more than 30 scores of 90 points or higher from critical reviews.
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NM, NY, NC, ND, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Friday, May 10th - Tuesday, May 14th
Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon by Browne Family Vineyards
6 bottles for $83.99 $14/bottle + $1.33/bottle shipping
Case of 12 for $143.99 $12/bottle + $1/bottle shipping
2017 Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon
How much more are you saving by buying a full case?
(Note: Tax & Shipping not included in savings calculations)
2017 Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon by Browne Family Vineyards - $24 = 14.28%
Lab Rat report! Was surprised to find a bottle on my doorstep delivered by a masked man who mumbled a few incomprehensible murmurs about trying it soon (TBH I was very lucky as I was about to leave for a few days and would have both missed the bottle and this sale, but the Meh was on our side and it all worked out). After cautiously accepting the bottle I immediately went to find a few other volunteers.
So I’m a red wine fan with a broad appreciation of the common types (CS, Merlot, PN, CF, Grenache, Syrah, Zin and PS; though I’m not a huge fan of Malbec). My flavor profile tends to the tilt to the more fruit driven spectrum as opposed to the dirt/dust mineral side. My two friends I roped in was to someone that is starting to appreciate wines (friend 1) and another that was a complete neophyte (friend 2) with very little experience. In the middle of our tasting we were fortunate to have one more person (friend 3) come in who has a decent amount of experience wines, apparently her husband is an importer of Italian wines and she is able to taste many, though she prefers to drink mainly white wines.
On to the actual report. On opening the color was a nice dark purple, clear with no real noticeable legs on the swirl.
The nose was very pleasant on PNP and through the few hours we tasted it. No alcohol at all for any of us. I got whiffs of violet and cassis. My more experienced friend smelled chocolate and remarked on further reflection, “Brownies!”. My neophyte friend didn’t have much to report.
Flavor wise we all enjoyed it. I got the blackberry and dark fruit profile with a nice crisp finish; friend 1 also tasted the dark fruits, he also tasted the chocolate and thought there was a pepper bite that was good; friend 2 had just brushed his teeth so his initial taste was off but he said that as time went on he quite enjoyed it but refused to report any odors or flavors; and finally friend 3 enjoyed the wine quite a bit she didn’t have a chance to report actual flavors but found it very good, enough that she snapped a picture of the bottle and asked about the website on where this was going up.
Everyone remarked that the bottle was very soft, not acidic and not tannic at all. This was definitely a wine that you could enjoy by itself. We tried it with some home made salami and it didn’t really help or hurt it. It may do better with some other foods but I’m ok with it being a stand alone. It had a lot going on with a good entry, mid palate, and finish. Both friends 1 and 3 were surprised that it was a cab sav and I’d agree that it is not your typical CS, I’d shade it more towards a very well made Merlot. It was a very well made wine and now seeing the price makes this a steal.
@sdfreedive Liked: “friend 2 had just brushed his teeth so his initial taste was off” - Been there - done that! Nice review!
Awesome Friday and great start to the weekend! Today’s arrivals, case of Alysian – check, case of OTP – check. First time lab rat – damn straight! Leave work early to prepare for the weekend? Absolutely.
Uncorked and poured a taste of the Heritage as we started to prepare dinner. It clinged to the glass. The initial nose was slightly sweet with alcohol, the color wass medium ruby/purple moving to clear at the meniscus. Tasted of dark chocolate, cherries and earthiness, slightly sweet from the cherries but well balanced with delicate tannins. It’s good. We wanted more but held off and opened some Riesling while we let it breathe.
Waited 90 minutes or so while homemade tortillas, vegetables, black beans and roasted chicken were prepped. Another glass and a half each with tacos. Easy drinking. The bottle is done. Dinner is over. Wife dozing next to me, re-watching Game of Thrones. Life is good.
On second tasting, it was slightly sweeter, very smooth and tasted more of an everyday drinker. One of us likes tannins, the other does not. This wine struck a nice balance that we both liked. It wasn’t as sweet as what has become common of the everyday cabs. Our favorite wines have been the Wellington selections that are now sadly gone. Is this Wellington? Nope. But still a solid bottle…Weekend is officially on!
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!
Hey come on, it’s a Precept wine…oh, so is Gruet
Anyone from Torrance want to share 6?
Wanted to post a follow up report. I took a bottle to a pop-up ramen restaurant where you can bring your own alcohol if you like. So I did and I shared it to some of my fellow guests. Generally the same tastes and notes as last time. Definitely an easy drinking cab that has a really good all around character. This isn’t a heavy food wine and stands out by itself. Another diner really liked it and again was shocked that it was a cab, she professed to be a merlot fan and this reminded her of it.
@sdfreedive good stuff! thanks for reporting!