- Appellation
- Yakima Valley
- Bottled
- November 2009
- Production
- 212 cases
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Price
- $22.50
Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot Blend 2007
85% - 15%
These varieties are blended together after 24 months of small barrel aging. Each vintage is a slightly different blend, crafted to bring out a full bodied dry red wine that will exhibit the depth of Cabernet and the wonderful berry flavors of Washington Merlot. Blending creates a complexity to the wine that the grape varieties alone do not have and allows the wine to be enjoyed earlier due to the lower tannins of the Merlot. The Cabernet grape adds the backbone that allows this wine to be aged for over 10 years. Beginning in 2002, we began to add Malbec to this blend, creating an even more interesting and complex wine. We think you will like this evolution in this great wine.
Think Big Complex Red! This year’s blend is 85% Cabernet, 10% Merlot and 5% Malbec, a wine of depth and complexity with flavors and aromas of blackberry, cherry, tobacco, oak, cedar and smoke. This is a full bodied wine, ideal for chasing away the winter’s dark edges. Coming from 22 months of barrel aging and a few months of bottle aging, it is ready for your enjoyment. Or lay this one down, it will reward you!
Lopez Island Vineyards Cabernet-Merlot—2005 Crawford Vineyards, Yakima Valley
“Recommended. Here’s a lightly structured blend with lots of strands that tie rather nicely together. Pomegranate, root beer, horehound, green peppercorns, citrus and milk chocolate aromas delve into a quick burst of raspberry flavors with cranberry acidity, edgy tannins and some milk chocolate in the finish.”
—Wine Press Northwest, Spring 2010