Quilceda Creek, Horse Heaven Hills, Palengat Red Wine 2011 Sauvignon Blanc 5% MerlotWinemaking: Each lot was

5% MerlotWinemaking: Each lot was punched Cap fermented and barrel aged for 36 months inselected French Oak barrels and then blended just a few weeks beforebottling

juicy blackcurrant jam and forest floor

Medium acidity

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A multi-vineyard blend of 63% Syrah

Quilceda Creek, Horse Heaven Hills, Palengat Red Wine 2011 Sauvignon Blanc 5% MerlotWinemaking: Each lot was95 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