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Frederick Red Wine

Spring Valley Vineyard

Walla Walla Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Cabernet Franc · Petit Verdot
Country
United States
Region
Walla Walla Valley (WA) · Columbia Valley
Appellation
Walla Walla Valley
Alcohol
15.2%
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

grilled meats · roast lamb · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201290 pts

    This wine is 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, 8% Malbec and 3% Petit Verdot. Aromas of herbs, coffee, barrel spice and cherry are followed by tightly wound tannins and fruit flavors. Give it time to open up.

  • 200787 pts

    Spring Valley wines have never been shy and retiring, but here the alcohol – 15.2% – seems to quickly mute the textural subtleties. Though it suggests a panoply of red and black fruits in the nose, the palate is a wash of coffee, toast, tannin and alcohol. The flavors get muddy…

  • 200590 pts

    The Frederick—a Bordeaux blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cab Franc and a splash of Petit Verdot—is entirely estate-grown, as are all of the Spring Valley wines. Located north of Walla Walla, in rolling wheat country, the vines attain a different set of flavors th…