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2010 Mark Ryan Winery Dead Horse Cabernet Sauvignon

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January 8, 2023 - $37

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RATINGS

94The Wine Advocate

More refined and elegant, with classic Cabernet Sauvignon on the nose and palate...black currant, tobacco, pencil shavings, violet and wild herb qualities that flow to a full-bodied, concentrated and seamlessly textured 2010 that has juicy acidity, excellent mid-palate concentration and masses of finely polished tannin on the finish...

93Wine Enthusiast

...dark and fragrant, satiny in the mouth, with appealing flavors of plum, cassis and red licorice. Smooth and lingering...

92Stephen Tanzer

...almost port-like aromas of blueberry liqueur, dark cherry and spices. Then sweet, supple and large-scaled but with a distinctly silky texture in spite of its firm acidity. Fine-grained dark berry and spice flavors are joined by spicy oak on the long, building finish. As much savory as sweet on the back end.

91Wine Spectator

Broad and spicy, with a layer of prickly tannins wound around a generous core of currant and blackberry fruit, hinting at bay leaf as the finish lingers expressively...

REGION

United States, Washington, Yakima Valley, Red Mountain

Yakima Valley AVA was the first AVA created in Washington State. The valley, a 600,000-acre area in south central Washington, was granted AVA status in 1983. In 1984 Columbia Valley was given AVA status, and Yakima Valley was enclosed within the Columbia Valley AVA. Nevertheless, Yakima Valley remains home to the largest concentration of vineyards and wineries in the state. There are more than 60 wineries and some 16,000 vineyard acres, and nearly 40% of Washington wines are made with Yakima Valley grapes. The most frequently planted grape is Chardonnay, followed by Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Winemaking here dates to 1869, when a winemaker from Alsace planted grape vines. Vineyard planting and wine production plodded along slowly until the early 1980s when numerous modern pioneers started making well-reviewed Yakima Valley wines. Some of the state’s newest, most closely watched appellations, including Red Mountain AVA and Horse Heaven Hills AVA, are contained within Yakima Valley.

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.