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2016 Reynvaan The Classic Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue

Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Purchased upon release; Consignor is original owner

Ends Sunday, 7pm Pacific

RATINGS

97Jeb Dunnuck

...awesome bouquet of blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, truffle, tapenade, and damp earth that changes and develops beautifully with time in the glass. It's elegant, seamless and light on its feet, yet also powerful and textured. It's brilliant...

92Stephen Tanzer

... Musky, slightly reduced aromas of cassis, blackberry, smoked meat, licorice and herbs... Lovely urgent crushed-berry, licorice pastille, espresso and graphite flavors combine a rather fine-grained texture and almost surprising energy and saline minerality, with a subtle savory character adding complexity without impinging on the fruit. Finishes with fine-grained, rather mild tannins and good sneaky length.

91+ The Wine Advocate

...focused core of dark fruit—crème de cassis and blackberry jus—with aromas of oak spice and red flowers after rain. The minerality here is evident on the nose and palate, showing a clean, correct and focused structure across the mid-palate...dense, dark fruit and a dusty mineral tension on the finish, merging to meet a fresh elegance on the aftertaste... Packing a punch, the wine ends with a long, lingering finish.

91Wine Spectator

Densely structured and savory, with layered blueberry and blackberry flavors accented by green olive and stony mineral notes, finishing with broad-shouldered tannins.

REGION

United States, Washington, Walla Walla Valley

Walla Walla Valley AVA likes to call itself the Napa Valley of Washington, and given the concentration of well-reviewed wineries in the appellation, the comparison is understandable. The Walla Walla appellation is comprised of 340,000 acres, of which 1,200 acres are vineyards. Walla Walla is located in the southeastern corner of Washington and it extends slightly into northeastern Oregon. It is named after the Walla Walla River Valley, and the city of Walla Walla is the commercial center of Washington’s wine industry. The city was founded in the 1840s by the Hudson’s Bay Company as a trading post, but as early as the 1850s farmers were planting grapes for winemaking. Prohibition shuttered winemaking in the early 20th century, but a winemaking renaissance started in the 1970s when Leonetti Cellars, still one of the state’s most acclaimed wineries, started producing acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon. Walla Walla’s AVA status was awarded in 1984 and today there are more than 100 wineries. Cabernet Sauvignon is the most frequently planted grape, followed by Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese Chardonnay and Viognier.

TYPE

Red Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon

One of the most widely grown grape varieties, it can be found in nearly every wine growing region. A cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc. It’s a hardy vine that produces a full-bodied wine with high tannins and great aging potential.