Columbia Crest "Grand Estates" Red Blend 2013
(Washington)
Regular price $15.00 Sale price $8.97 Save $6.03
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Notes from the Winemaker:
This complex red blend marries together a variety of characteristics and layers that complement each other, including lively flavors of red and black fruit punctuated with layers of spice and caramel on the finish.
Technical Information:
Blend: 51% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 8% Malbec, 8% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Syrah
Total Acidity 0.51 g/100 mL
pH: 3.70
Alcohol Content: 13.7%
Barrel Aging: 41% new French oak, 8% in New American oak, and 51% neutral barrels.
Fermentaion: 6 to 10 days on skins
This complex red blend marries together a variety of characteristics and layers that complement each other, including lively flavors of red and black fruit punctuated with layers of spice and caramel on the finish.
Technical Information:
Blend: 51% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 8% Malbec, 8% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Syrah
Total Acidity 0.51 g/100 mL
pH: 3.70
Alcohol Content: 13.7%
Barrel Aging: 41% new French oak, 8% in New American oak, and 51% neutral barrels.
Fermentaion: 6 to 10 days on skins
Ratings & Reviews
90 & Best Values - Wine Spectator Magazine (2013 Vintage):
"Ripe and expressive, supple and generous, with dark berry, black cherry, licorice and spice flavors, gliding into the long, harmonious and toasty finish. Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Drink now through 2021. 40,000 cases made." - HS (Mar 31, 2016)
Best Buy - Wine Enthusiast Magazine (2013 Vintage):
"Half of this wine is Merlot, with the rest Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Blueberry, coffee and vanilla aromas are followed by sultry plum flavors speckled with barrel accents before a mocha-flavored finish." - Sean P. Sullivan (3/1/2016)
"Ripe and expressive, supple and generous, with dark berry, black cherry, licorice and spice flavors, gliding into the long, harmonious and toasty finish. Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Drink now through 2021. 40,000 cases made." - HS (Mar 31, 2016)
Best Buy - Wine Enthusiast Magazine (2013 Vintage):
"Half of this wine is Merlot, with the rest Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah. Blueberry, coffee and vanilla aromas are followed by sultry plum flavors speckled with barrel accents before a mocha-flavored finish." - Sean P. Sullivan (3/1/2016)