2021 Passing Time Cabernet Sauvignon Block 1311
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Crème de cassis, graphite, leafy herbs, tobacco, lavender, and lead pencil notes all emerge from the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills, a gorgeously layered, full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon offering velvety tannins, a round, layered, expansive mouthfeel, and a great, great finish. Already upfront and approachable, it nevertheless benefits from air (I followed this bottle for multiple days) and will evolve nicely for 15-20 years if well stored. The blend is 88% Cabernet, 8% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc that spent 20 months in 80% new French oak.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Anthony Mueller, Wine Advocate
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The most floral of the trio of regional Cabernets, the 2021 Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon is brilliant with aromas of potpourri, black raspberry and notes of red and purple flowers that loft with generous oak tones. Full-bodied, round and complex, the palate reveals plenty of pleasurable, lip-smacking flavors complemented by a delicate notion of crème de violette and spiced black raspberry compote. Lifted by brown baking spices, baked earth, cedar and juicy tobacco, it offers sophistication with fine-grained tannins and succulent acidity as the wine glides to an elegantly long and velvety finish. A blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, the wine aged for 21 months in 80% new French oak. Only 475 cases were made.