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2019 Delille Cellars Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon

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September 7, 2025 - $76

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RATINGS

99The Wine Advocate

...broad, focused and fruity, with layers of seductive complexity that continue to waft from the glass. Full-bodied, impressively layered and textured, the Cabernet offers profound pleasure that sings with harmony and unison of world-class wine. Gobs of dusty dark red fruit tones give way to a lively mineral tension before juicy spiced plum and blackberry reduction somersault across the almost unending finish.

98Jeb Dunnuck

...gorgeous perfume of red cherries, blueberries, candied violets, sandalwood, and smoked tobacco. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it's not massive but shines for its flawless balance, has ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish.

95Vinous / IWC

...mentholated mix of musky black currants, exotic spices and balsamic herbs. This is deeply textural with dark mineral-tinged raspberry and tart cherry fruits offset by sweet baking spices under and air of tobacco. This tapers off both structured but also potent and incredibly long as grippy tannins fade, leaving nuances of plum and lavender to linger.

93Wine Enthusiast

Blackcurrants, orange peel, tobacco and cedar aromas announce the wine's presence. Blackberry preserves on a blueberry scone deep inside a chest of cedar drawers describe the flavors.

92James Suckling

Attractive aromas or black cherries, blackcurrants, crushed walnuts, violets and cedar. Medium- to full-bodied, fleshy and succulent with supple tannins and a polished texture. Vivid blue-fruited finish.

PRODUCER

Delille Cellars

DeLille Cellars was founded in 1992 in Woodinville, Washington, by the Lill family, Jay Soloff and Chris Upchurch, who is the winemaker. The family and the founding partners still own and operate the estate, considered one of the best in Washington. The estate makes Bordeaux-style red and white wines under several labels, which are DeLille Cellars, Doyenne and Grand Ciel. The flagship wines include DeLille Cellars Chaleur Estate, which is typically 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The Grand Ciel wines are small-production, luxury cuvees that come from the famous Ciel du Cheval Vineyard in the Red Mountain appellation of Eastern Washington. The first Grand Ciel vintage was 2004. Wine Advocate gave the 2005 Grand Ciel 95 pts and called it “opulent.” The Doyenne wines are Rhone-style Syrahs, Roussannes and blends.

REGION

United States, Washington, Columbia Valley, 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.

VINTAGE

2019 Delille Cellars Grand Ciel Cabernet Sauvignon