CVR Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

dark ruby; cassis, plum, dark chocolate, licorice, spice; full bodied, ripe, plush, juicy, good freshness and structure; made from blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec deselected from the flagship bottling sourced from Champoux, DuBrul, Galetzine, Klipsun, Palengat, Tapteil, Discovery, and Wallula vineyards; good value at $40

Monthly WTF wine night with a theme of “something to impress”. As always, wines were tasted blind.

I could have sworn there was American oak on this...the finish had so much of those traditional flavors (mainly coconut). This was dark as night in the glass and powerful. Spanning the entire fruit spectrum of red, blue and black on both the nose and palate. Everything was ripe/fresh squeezed. Dark chocolate, dates, and nutmeg accompany the fruit. Drinking great right now. I called this Ridge Cabernet. Thanks, @Benjamin Keator .

Soft and drinkable, always a nice wine for the price.

PnP. Probably needed a decant. Higher OH than I expected with dark fruit. Medium plus depth and somewhat rustic.

PnP. Dark red color with subtle purple rims. Smells like Halloween :) Cedar, dark cherries, oak, vanilla, bourbon, chocolate, cigar box, anise, and smoke on the nose and similar on the palate. Medium tannins and medium minus depth/finish. Super complex and very good!!! Love QC!

Was awesome! PnP. Candy in a glass! Medium plus depth with ample cherry fruit combined with Su take vanilla and cheesecake. Paired perfectly with bacon wrapped stuffed boar. Totally different than my first bottle of this vintage. I’d say prime drinking age right now.

So smooth. Forest floor. First had this wine at YC in Montana. Love it.

Absolute stunner. Tons of violets on the nose. We all sucked it down. Nice wine to end the night.

Paired to Prime Rib and chosen on account of @Shay A ‘s recent post. Delish!

Very yummy Xmas eve wine. Perfect with food. Opened this one early to let it sit and it paid off. It really opened up. Very nice wine.