Well, another weekend is in the books, and I figure it's time to make a nice Sunday dinner to enjoy before heading into a new work week. And of course with a nice Sunday dinner, you need to open a nice bottle of wine to enjoy. Tonight I've opened a wine that I brought back on my summer vacation to Walla Walla, the 2018 Seven Hills Artz Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is a single vineyard Cabernet sourced from the Artz Vineyard in the Red Mountain District of the Columbia Valley AVA of Washington. So, let's see how this wine is tasting!
The wine is a deep crimson color in the glass, with a deep, dark center, just as you would expect from a nice Cabernet. A gentle swirl in the glass releases aromas of leather, blackberry, green grass and earthy notes of dusty limestone. Take a sip and you're treated to an unexpected rush of ripe black fruit, blackberry, cherry and plum that gently ease into some earthy notes of graphite and dusty limestone midpalate, with elegant hints of vanilla bean and baking spice. The tannins are nicely structured, but still a bit youthful, providing for a wonderfully dry finish with a velvety mouthfeel.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 9, as I am a big fan for Seven Hills' single vineyard Cabernets (Summit View being my favorite) and this wine certainly devlivers. This wine would pair well with a variety of hearty dishes, from thick grilled steaks to braised short ribs and Yankee pot roast. Tonight I am going the grilled steak route, enjoying this wine with a rare grilled bone-in bison ribeye, along with some mashed potatoes and oven roasted baby carrots. Cheers!
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