2005 Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine Notes

by Barnard Griffin

Vintage Notes

The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon has dark rich, aromas of cherries and cassis with rich vanilla undertones. This is a big wine in the mouth with moderate tannins. The mouth feel has great depth of flavors and a wonderfully concentrated chocolate and cinnamon finish. This Cabernet could be one of the most well received wines I’ve ever made

Dense, spicy, plum, cinnamon, dried cherry nose with hints of crème brule. Gorgeously textured and crammed with tangy cherry in the mouth. Dried fruit flavors linger through its plush finish. Well paired with lamb and beef.

Vineyards

The 2005 growing season was quite warm, with late season ripening fruit that gave us wines of excellent structure and depth. Color extraction was not a problem with any of our reds in the 2005 vintage. Ripe fruit and extended contact led to excellent color. Vineyards that were again stressed for water in the later parts of the growing cycle showed Cabernet with good weight. Here is the breakdown of my Cabernet vineyard sources used in the 2005 vintage:

Wahluke Slope Vineyard Columbia Valley/Wahluke Slope
Alder Ridge Vineyard Alder Ridge
Crawford Vineyard Yakima Valley
Caroway Vineyard Columbia Valley/Columbia River