Broad-shouldered in style but rich and detailed, with blackberry and currant flavors accented by black olive, stony mineral and licorice notes that gather tension toward firm tannins. Needs time. Best from 2025 through 2033. 2,214 cases made.
94 points, Tim Fish, Wine Spectator (Oct 2024)
#17 - Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2024
The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon checks in as 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest nearly equal parts Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Malbec that spent 22 months mostly in French and neutral oak. It has ripe red and black plum, tobacco, loamy earth, and spicy oak notes in a medium to full-bodied, ripe, nicely balanced style. I like its overall concentration and depth, and it should benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age.
93 points, Jeb Dunnuck (Jul 2024)
This is a rich yet elegant Cabernet Sauvignon that delivers optimal pleasure the minute it is opened. You are greeted by ripe black cherry aromas that are encircled by notes of black coffee, leather and sandalwood. This is a medium-bodied wine with velvety tannins that delivers lengthy blackberry pie and anise flavors.
93 points, Michael Alberty, Wine Enthusiast (May 2024)
A savoury and fresh Cabernet Sauvignon from Walla Walla's Bledsoe Family Winery. Aromas of roasted hatch peppers and wild desert scrub are followed by red currant, pomegranate and whispers of gravelly minerals. The palate offers a tart red berry that becomes cocoa powder-covered black cherries. Hints of blood orange, sage, and crushed stone mineral notes finish the wine. Grippy tannins provide a structure with ample acidity that can allow this wine to lay down for several years.
93 points, Clive Pursehouse, Decanter (Jan 2024)
Generous array of berry fruit with notes of mulberries, blueberries, currants and shiso leaves. It’s juicy and pure with a medium body, fresh acidity and silky, fruit-driven layers. 75% cabernet sauvignon, 9% merlot, 9% petit verdot and 7% malbec. Delicious now but can hold.
92 points, James Suckling (Mar 2024)
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