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2016 Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine Details
Producer

Doubleback

Place of Origin

United States

Walla Walla Valley

Washington

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, 4% Malbec, 3% Merlot

Vintages
2019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007
Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2022 - 2029

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Drew Bledsoe threw a party to celebrate the opening of his new winery and man cave during my visit to Walla Walla at the end of June. Production is now up to 8,500 cases, almost entirely Cabernet Sauvignon and an Estate Reserve that Bledsoe introduced in 2015. (He also made a bit of Chardonnay in 2016 but none in 2017 due to mildew.) Winemaker Josh McDaniel told me that in 2015 the tannins never got fully ripe and as a result there is more astringency in the wines. “The tannins were denser in 2016,” he went on, “and it’s a softer vintage with less structure.”