Happy Sunday! I had a wonderful day yesterday at the local Elkhart Airshow, seeing a lot of vintage World War II airplanes and reenactments, and then I had a wonderful dinner with the neighbors. So, today I did a bunch of yard work and now I am ready for a nice bottle of wine with dinner. Tonight, I've opened a bottle of a recent purchase from a long-time favorite Walla Walla Winery, the 2019 Woodward Canyon Artist Series Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (93%) and Petit Verdot (7%) from the Champoux, Woodward Canyon, Wallula and Weinbau Vineyards, some of the best of Washington. So, let's see how this wine is tasting!
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The wine is an inky black and the center with bright ruby along the edges, letting you know that you're about to taste something special, A gentle swirl in the glass reveals aromas of raspberry, blackberry and oak, beckoning you to take a sip. And that first sip reveals flavors of black cherry, raspberry and dark chocolate, intermingled with mineral notes of graphite and limestone midpalate. The tannins are well integrated providing for a velvety dry finish that lingers for a minute or more.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 9, but it has the potential to improve with a few years in the cellar (lucky I have a couple more reserved for future consumption!). This wine would pair well with a broad range of hearty dishes, from steaks and chops to hearty shews or rich pasta dishes. Tonight, I am enjoying this wine with a rare grilled thick Angus porterhouse along with some grilled broccoli rabe and blistered cherry tomatoes. Cheers!
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