Soos Creek Champoux Vineyard Red (Horse Heaven Hills)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Other

Uva

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot

País

United States

Região

Horse Heaven Hills · Columbia Valley

Denominação

Horse Heaven Hills

Corpo

full

Acidez

medium

Tanino

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201489 pts

  Coming from one of the state's most esteemed vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon makes up 83% of this wine, with the balance Cabernet Franc. It brings notes of savory herb, barrel spice, flower, dark fruit and black tea. The fruit flavors are rich and well structured, with firm tannin…

• 201289 pts

  Equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with the balance (6%) Cabernet Franc, this wine leans into the savory with abundant leafy herb, flower and plum aromas that are followed by supple, flavorful earth and tart cherry flavors. The palate delivers but the aromas don't seem to…

• 200994 pts

  Absolutely huge fruit blows out of this bottle as soon as it's opened. A rush of gorgeous black cherry is buoyed by snappy acidity and generously finished with smoke and coffee accents from having aged in 50% new oak. Details of iron and baking spice emerge also, and the silky t…

• 200792 pts

  This could be labeled Cabernet Sauvignon; the only other grape is Cab Franc (11%). The vineyard's characteristic lush black cherry fruit is surrounded by even darker components: earth, balsamic, baking chocolate, and espresso. There's an interesting walnut flavor (from the barre…

• 200692 pts

  This could be labeled Cabernet Sauvignon; the only other grape in the blend is a 14% Cab Franc component. Rich black cherry fruit provides the solid base, but after that the wine tightens down, so decanting would be essential if you plan to drink it soon. The scents weave togeth…

• 200592 pts

  This 95% Cabernet Sauvignon perfectly captures the vineyard's strengths: lush, ripe, fleshy fruit that shows perfectly ripened flavors of cherry and cassis, bolstered by ripe, chewy tannins. It's substantial but not tiring; the balance of fruit, acid and tannins holds it togethe…