Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - 2010 (750ml) Amontillado the lower-than-average temperatures continued through

the lower-than-average temperatures continued through much of the summer

I suppose the 2008 is something of a letdown

Anticipated maturity: 2018-2038

It is not going to be a long-ager by 2010 standards

4% natural alcohol (which is not the least bit noticeable in the wine’s flavor profile)

Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - 2010 (750ml) Amontillado the lower-than-average temperatures continued throughRich, backwards, structured and massively concentrated, the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon comes mostly from the Champoux Vineyard (also from Galitzine, Klipsun, Palengat and Tapteil) and is comprised of 99% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Merlot that spent 22 months in all new French oak. Offering up plenty of creme de cassis, coffee bean, toasted spice, pencil shavings and violet like qualities on the nose, it has palate staining levels of extract and tannin