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2017 Doubleback Cabernet Sauvignon, 1.5ltr

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November 15, 2020 - $165

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RATINGS

96Jeb Dunnuck

This gorgeous, full-bodied effort has a wonderful sense of purity and balance as well as classic notes of cassis, blueberries, graphite, charcoal, chocolate, and lead pencil shavings.

93+ Stephen Tanzer

Densely packed...offering terrific energy and peppery vinosity to its chewy flavors of blackberry, cassis, licorice, bitter chocolate and minerals. Lovely salinity contributes nuance but there's also enticing fruit sweetness here. Finishes with surprising floral lift and sneaky length...savory, vibrant, firmly structured wine...

93James Suckling

A big, chewy cabernet blend with lots of extracted tannins that frame the rich, intense fruit. It’s a little old-school with all the concentration, yet it remains fresh and agile at the same time.

92The Wine Advocate

...opens to a dense and chewy core with a firm dark fruit presence, offering aromas of black raspberry, blackberry and dark currant with a firm stony minerality and a generous helping of oak. Full-bodied...long, lingering finish, a mineral tension and tannic edge remain persistent on the palate with residual flavors of cedar and blackberry skin.

16Jancis Robinson

Rich and almost raisiny nose, some sweetness of fruit and firm tannins. Menthol and sweet cassis with chewy dense tannins and a lot of freshness...

PRODUCER

Doubleback

Doubleback is a new winemaking venture founded by Drew Bledsoe with help from Chris Figgins in their home town of Walla Walla. Bledsoe is a former NFL player and Figgins is the son of the founders of Leonetti Cellars, and himself a winemaker. Bledsoe is owner of Doubleback and Figgins is consulting winemaker. Doubleback’s debut release was a 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon blend. The 2007 earned 95 pts from Wine Spectator, which called the wine “dense, dark, powerful and expressive…” Doubleback is generally available only by mailing list.

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.