Owen Roe
Yakima Valley, Washington
DuBrul Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
2014
$35.99
14.1%
Deep purple hue, looks velvety, rust red rims, aims to impress, perhaps more advanced appearance than you'd expect. Spicy nose, loaded with cedar and incense, developing a pleasing leathery and smoky quality, all the oak is crisp, nothing sweet, the black currant, plum scents muscular and devoid of sugary softness. In the mouth the tannin remains drying and formidable but coming into greater balance with the whole. Cedar a major player here too, ginger root, turns more floral than leathery. After a few sips your tongue feels rubbed with gentle sandpaper. Lots of black cherry, currant, plum fruit to go the distance. Very good, curiosity gets the best of one and a cork is pulled six or so years too early.
89 points