Ready To Ship 2019 Père De Famille, 750ml Pro Version [ia76JDrC]

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The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Pere De Famille is another brilliant 2019 from this team. More blue fruits, flowers, violets, chocolate, and graphite notes all define the nose, and it's medium to full-bodied, with ultra-fine tannins, a terrific sense of finesse and elegant, and a great finish. This balanced, concentrated, incredibly impressive Cabernet Sauvignon will benefit from 2-4 years of bottle age and drink brilliantly over the following 15-20 years.

Jeb Dunnuck: (barrel tasting) 95+ Points

The vibrant purple/magenta in the glass, the color of the 2019 Père de Famille extends from one rim of the glass to the other, a tell of the intensity to follow.  The aromas are expansive and sensual: black and blue fruits, crushed bay leaf, and thyme; eucalyptus, orange rind, violets, rose petal, and sandalwood. The wine has both power and dimension on the palate, the fruit intensity balanced by baking spices, rocky salinity, and fresh tobacco.  Elegant and fresh, an almost electric minerality courses through the long finish, supported by silky tannin. Lithe and muscular, this wine is absolutely delicious now with the promise of a brilliant life ahead of it in the cellar.

Quintessential Washington Cabernet Sauvignon. That was the quest that we embarked upon over twenty years ago, when the first vintage of Père de Famille, the Father of the Family, was resting in the cellar. The journey to find it has had us crisscrossing the state ever since, exploring vineyards from the Western Yakima Valley to Walla Walla, searching for superlative, expressive parcels. After two decades of stained hands, purple teeth, and dusty shoes, we think we’re on to something: a wine that expresses the powerful and penetrating soul of Columbia Valley Cabernet.