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Grape Expectations
The Wine
A cool climate Cabernet from just this side of the border with British Columbia. Lovely stuff with just the right level of restraint. Delicious now, it will age for many years, and smells/tastes/feels like this description from Eric Guido of Vinous:
A rich blend of spiced orange peels, plum sauce and sage wafts up from the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon. Silken and pliant, it splashes across the palate with ease as wild berry fruits saturate and accents of baking spice swirl throughout. The 2022 tapers off with medium length and pleasantly chewy in feel, leaving hints of licorice to fade slowly. 90 points. (reviewed at $40)." - Eric Guido, Vinous 10/24
The Winery
Sagemoor Estates is one of Washington’s foundational vineyard groups, established in 1968 and long recognized for supplying top‑tier fruit to many of the state’s leading wineries. The estate encompasses several historic sites - Bacchus, Dionysus, Weinbau and Gamache.
Gamache Vineyard, planted in the early 1980s and now stewarded by Sagemoor, sits on the White Bluffs above the Columbia River where its elevation combines persistent, disease-destroying winds with its unique soils to produce fruit with natural acidity, generous aromatics and a mineral edge that make this versatile wine a welcome guest at your dinner table.
As Sagemoor has evolved from a historic grower into a producer, their philosophy centers on transparency of the fruit and the site (not surprising for a grower, right?).
Their wines highlight Washington’s Rhône and Bordeaux varieties with freshness and balance, reflecting the character of each site.
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