The wine is a deep, brooding purple color in the glass, with bright garnet along the edges. The nose presents aromas of leather, cedar, blackberry and smoke, perfect for a big Cabernet. The taste is lush, with ripe black fruit bursting from the outset, but quickly settling in for some lovely notes of tart cherry, sage and black pepper midpalate. The finish is warm, but very big, with still youthful tannins providing nice backbone for the long, smooth and voluptuous finish that urges you to take another sip.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 9, it's really a lovely example of a great Walla Walla Cabernet, but it's still young with a lot of potential to get even better over the next decade. This is the type of wine that as wine maker Josh McDaniels said, "begs for a T-bone or ribeye steak" and wouldn't you know it, I stopped on the way home tonight and picked up an extra thick Hereford T-bone which I grilled Pittsburgh rare along with some grilled leeks and asparagus and some butter braised red potatoes with chives. Cheers!
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