Quilceda Creek, Horse Heaven Hills, Palengat Red Wine 2011 Sauvignon Blanc juicy blackcurrant jam and forest

juicy blackcurrant jam and forest floor

After spending 26 months in 100% new oak

A multi-vineyard blend of 63% Syrah

concentrated and browned in the sun of 2005

a Larry Stone/Dominique Lafon project

Quilceda Creek, Horse Heaven Hills, Palengat Red Wine 2011 Sauvignon Blanc juicy blackcurrant jam and forest95 points Wine Advocate A blend of 61% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Cabernet Franc and the balance Petit Verdot, the 2011 Palengat Vineyard has a great bouquet of sweet plum liqueur, blackberry, graphite, lead pencil shavings and toast. This is followed by a full bodied effort that has beautiful concentration (especially in the vintage), loads of texture and ripe underlying tannic structure. Reasonably approachable now, it will nevertheless