Subsoil - Cabernet Sauvignon Horse Heaven Hills 2022

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Producer	Subsoil
Country	United States
Region	Washington State
Subregion	Horse Heaven Hills
Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage	2022
Sku	12013135
Size	750ml

 

CAC

100

100 Point Value Score, Chris Cree MW - Right off the bat your senses are captivated by this wine’s deep aromas of ripe red and dark fruit, baking spices, earth, mocha, currant, and plum notes and you realize this is no ordinary under $20 Cab! It follows up on the palate with mouth filling fruit, and tannins that are soft and supple, framing a dense fruit center and supporting the wine through the long finish.

It is a succulent blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, and 12% Syrah grown in the winery's acclaimed Estate vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills. It's aged 12 months in a combination of French & American oak with about 35% new and 65% neutral, adding a lovely complex hint of vanilla and spice on the nose and palate without overpowering the wine. This is simply a lot of wine for the money, classy and polished and way over delivering for its modest price, and well deserving of its 100 Point Cree Value Score!”

This wine’s roots go back 20,000 years ago when the cataclysmic Missoula floods deposited sediment deep into the rich subsoils of Washington State’s Columbia Basin. These soils, matched with central Washington’s sunny dry climate (almost all the rain falls on the west side of the Cascades - sorry Seattle!), with warm days and cool nights makes the Horse Heaven Hills AVA a perfect place for Cabernet Sauvignon to ripen. 

Top names like Quilceda Creek and Leonetti will set you back a couple hundred dollars per bottle. But there is also great value in Washington, and Mercer Winery’s Subsoil Cabernet, from grapes grown in the Horse Heaven AVA offers tons of sunny, rich, Cabernet character at a bargain price. Highest Recommandation!