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Classic from the get-go

"Beautifully balanced, fruit-forward style, no hard edges & a great finish" Jeb Dunnuck

Pair alongside a succulent juicy eye fillet steak lightly grilled for a perfect all American flavour combination!

Wines of Substance Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 (USA)

$35.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $39.95 $34.74
12 Btls, $431.88 12 Btls, $375.55
Awarded 92/100 Points Awarded 92/100 Points Awarded 89/100 Points Freight Included
Wines of Substance Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 (USA)

Wines of Substance Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 (USA)

100% Cabernet Sauvignon grown in a variety of vineyards in Columbia Valley...
$35.99p/Btl
Elsewhere $39.95 $34.74
12 Btls, $431.88 12 Btls, $375.55

Accolades

Awarded 92/100 Points

Jeb Dunnuck, May 2021

Awarded 92/100 Points

James Suckling, 2021

Awarded 89/100 Points

Wine Spectator, Sep 2021

Description

  • French oak
  • Black cherry
  • Tobacco & walnuts
  • Ripe tannins

"Juicy blue fruits, leafy tobacco, violets, and orange blossom notes all emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Cs and it’s medium to full-bodied, has a beautifully balanced, fruit-forward style, no hard edges, and a great finish. It’s no simple fruit bomb and has notable structure, ripe tannins, and outstanding length. It reminds me of a top Cru Bourgeois from Bordeaux and represents a stunning value. Drink it over the coming 7-8 years" Jeb Dunnuck, May 2021

"Currants, flowers and walnuts on the nose. Medium-bodied with a pretty core of fruit and fine tannins and a crisp finish. Lead pencil. Fresh. Compact. Delicate and delicious. Enjoy. Drink or hold" James Suckling, 2021

Classic from the get-go. Black cassis, pipe tobacco and black cherry saturates the mouth. Followed by forest floor, dark plum and pencil lead. Great density and a tremendous finesse-filled finish which one has to repeat...A CLASSIC!

100% Cabernet Sauvignon grown in a variety of vineyards in Columbia Valley.

The 2019 vintage was on the cooler side as it started slow with later-than-usual bud break and continued on to be fairly moderate throughout the year. Some vineyards had issues with an October freeze a bit earlier than usual, but their high-elevation vineyards have great air drainage which allows them to extend the growing season late into October without freeze. This yielded fantastic ripening and some awesome wines with incredible balance and character. Overall, they are excited about the wine produced in 2019, which has brought them more finesse, incredible flavors and lovely balance.

The original thought was to be a one wine brand, with a single minded vision to produce the best value-priced Cabernet Sauvignon in America. How do you go about this? Traditional winemaking. Natural fermentations. Barrel-aging. Plus, bottling unfiltered and unfined. In essence, making the wines in small batch winemaking integrity, but doing so on a larger scale. The wine is black. The label definitively says, "This is Cabernet Sauvignon." With the CS, you know who made this wine: Charles Smith. There is also the single vineyard, single expression, Bordeaux varietals (ex: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot) produced in very limited quantities. Let's not to forget, the single vineyard Loire-style Substance Sauvignon Blanc. This is the newest chapter in the history books of Charles Smith and his wines.

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