Red

Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Mercer

Horse Heaven Hills · Columbia Valley · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
Country
United States
Region
Horse Heaven Hills · Columbia Valley
Appellation
Horse Heaven Hills / Columbia Valley / Washington
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

red meat · lamb · grilled dishes · aged cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201487 pts

    This wine brings aromas of caramel, blue fruit, barrel spice and herb that are followed by elegantly styled fruit flavors and gritty tannins, with a light bitter note that distracts.

  • 201387 pts

    Fruit and barrel mix on this wine, with aromas of mesquite, vanilla, spice and dark berries. The cherry flavors are wrapped in vanilla accents, with gritty tannins backing it all up.

  • 201286 pts

    Game, wood spice and smoke aromas lead to grainy dried-cherry flavors. It seems advanced for its age.

  • 201090 pts

    Here is a well-built, Bordeaux-style blend based largely upon Cabernet Sauvignon, with 12% Malbec and 6% Petit Verdot filling it out. Firm, dark and muscular, this mixes tart black fruit flavors with streaks of licorice and peppery herbs.