The 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 90% from Champoux Vineyard and 10% from Mach One Vineyard. Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose opens with a spectacular firework display of cassis, red currant jelly, violets, dark chocolate, sandalwood, and anise, giving way to hints of iron ore, cedar, and camphor in the background. Full-bodied, the palate is jam-packed with blackberry preserves and exotic spice layers, supported by firm, grainy tannins and great tension, finishing long and fragrant. Gorgeous!

This delivers a broad spectrum of aromas, from very pure, perfectly ripened dark fruit, including back cherries, currants and wild blackberries, to stoney, mineral nuances, spice box, fine cedar and a touch of graphite. Beautiful texture. It shows tense and compact but very fine, almost silky tannins on a full and broad palate. Classy and very precise. Very long. 90% Champoux vineyard and 10% Mach One vineyard. Better from 2029.

The 90% Champoux grapes in the 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley contribute classic Cabernet aromatics of sandalwood and dried herb, while the full-bodied palate builds a richness of raspberry and cassis. (The other 10% of the grapes are sourced from Mach One.) The texture and tannins are elegantly polished, beautiful, and sexy, the oak providing a frame for the wine but not impeding otherwise. With a lengthy finish, it should easily age another 20-30 years. - Virginie Boone

A minty flourish gives way to dusty blackberries, lavender, violets and hints of crushed stone as the delicate and refined 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley blossoms in the glass. Elegant and silken in form, this impresses most for its graceful persona, more red fruit than black, as a crunch of minerality adds traction throughout. The 2022 comes across as totally classic, leaving fine-grained tannins to flex upon the palate as blue and purple inner florals resonate over tinges of sweet spice and dried blueberries. This is a gorgeous interpretation of the vintage, yet patience is required. - Eric Guido