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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.07 $20.08
12 bottles: $15.04
Rich with red fruit flavor, the complexity and structure of this Cabernet Sauvignon remains delectable at every...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.03 $34.48
6 bottles: $24.79
Planted in the 1970s, Cold Creek is one of Washington's oldest and most acclaimed vineyards. Character builds season...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $164.94
A showy yet precise 100% Cabernet from Delille's Red Mountain estate site Grand Ciel, planted in 2000. Red florals...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.67 $24.08
12 bottles: $17.42
This has an herbal and floral nose, complemented by aromas of black cherry. The flavors are layered with tones of...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $41.88
12 bottles: $41.04
One characteristic contributing to the great success of Ciel du Cheval Vineyard is the high pH found in the loam...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $25.94 $28.39
This has a perfumed nose of lavender, nutmeg, chocolate cherries, dark raspberries and blackcurrants. Firm and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $21.96 $24.40
An ungainly red, with modest black cherry and savory herb flavors that struggle to get through dense, prickly...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.26 $15.84
12 bottles: $14.25
A fruit-forward, berry-soaked character with dried flowers, cedar and spices. Medium- to full-bodied, bright and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.05
12 bottles: $23.57
What a fine Cabernet Sauvignon value. The Estates' black-cherry and leather aromas are accented by a powdered sugar...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $24.00
12 bottles: $23.52
Lots of plum, blackberry, subtle vanilla, and mocha notes on the nose. Shows tons of dark berry, dark chocolate, and...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $10.90 $12.13
This is vibrant with crushed blue fruit, spicy herbs, lilac and cocoa on offer, following through to a medium body...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.94 $16.66
12 bottles: $15.83
Always a crowd favorite, the 2020 vintage proves to be another great attempt at creating a fruit-forward, yet bold...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $17.94 $18.80
12 bottles: $17.42
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $219.94 $239.94
Rated 100 - The 2020 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is truly sensational. This Cabernet emerges from the Champoux...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $279.94
Set to be released in August 2023, the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Galitzine Clone 8 is big and juicy with seductive...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.20 $18.00
12 bottles: $14.69
Color: Deep ruby red. Bouquet: Cherry, cedar and violet. Taste: Currant and blackberry. Food Pairing: Ideal with...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $11.85 $12.57
The aromas bring direct appeal, with notes of plum, butter and dried herbs, showing some reduction as well. Plump...
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $235.30
Rated 100 - The 2020 Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is truly sensational. This Cabernet emerges from the Champoux...
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Red Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec 2020 United States Washington State Columbia Valley 750ml

The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

Since it began in the 1820s, wine-production in Washington state has gone from strength to strength, with many of the finest United States wines coming out over the past twenty years hailing from this region. Today, the state is the second largest US producer of wines, behind California, with over forty thousand acres under vine. The state itself is split into two distinct wine regions, separated by the Cascade Range, which casts an important rain shadow over much of the area. As such, the vast majority of vines are grown and cultivated in the dry, arid desert-like area in the eastern half of the state, with the western half producing less than one percent of the state's wines where it is considerably wetter. Washington state is famed for producing many of the most accessible wines of the country, with Merlot and Chardonnay varietal grapes leading the way, and much experimentation with other varietals characterizing the state's produce in the twenty-first century.