Force Majeure Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain Estate 2021
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100 Points | JD (Barrel Notes)
“A wine that’s going to be a candidate for perfection is the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain Estate, which is 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot that was vinified in a mix of stainless steel and concrete tanks and will spend 22 months in 78% new French oak. Sensational notes of cassis, crushed stone, tobacco, and lead pencil shavings give it a Pauillac-like character, and it’s full-bodied, incredibly concentrated, has building tannins, and a great mid-palate. It’s an incredible, possibly legendary, Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon.” - Jeb Dunnuck
100 Points | IWR
“Another instant classic from winemaker Todd Alexander and Force Majeure this one the 2021 Red Mountain Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. A perfect combination of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot that spent about 22 months in 75% new French oak barrels. Phenomenal notes of crushed boysenberries, cassis, sweet baking spices, cracked peppercorn, wet stones, dried desert mountain sagebrush, and wet earth give this astonishing bottle of Cab what it needs for perfection. It doesn’t sit on the palate, it glides across it with crunchy tannins that are firm yet giving. Give this wine another year or so in the bottle before enjoying and then cellar it for 15-20 years. A little over 600 cases produced. Highly recommended and editor’s choice.” - International Wine Report
“A wine that’s going to be a candidate for perfection is the 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon Red Mountain Estate, which is 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot that was vinified in a mix of stainless steel and concrete tanks and will spend 22 months in 78% new French oak. Sensational notes of cassis, crushed stone, tobacco, and lead pencil shavings give it a Pauillac-like character, and it’s full-bodied, incredibly concentrated, has building tannins, and a great mid-palate. It’s an incredible, possibly legendary, Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon.” - Jeb Dunnuck
100 Points | IWR
“Another instant classic from winemaker Todd Alexander and Force Majeure this one the 2021 Red Mountain Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. A perfect combination of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot that spent about 22 months in 75% new French oak barrels. Phenomenal notes of crushed boysenberries, cassis, sweet baking spices, cracked peppercorn, wet stones, dried desert mountain sagebrush, and wet earth give this astonishing bottle of Cab what it needs for perfection. It doesn’t sit on the palate, it glides across it with crunchy tannins that are firm yet giving. Give this wine another year or so in the bottle before enjoying and then cellar it for 15-20 years. A little over 600 cases produced. Highly recommended and editor’s choice.” - International Wine Report
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