Walla Walla Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon
The aromas offer notes of vanilla, raspberry, dried herb and assorted spices, with fruit and barrel intermingling. Luscious chocolate, vanilla and cherry flavors follow, backed by lightly grainy tannins. It puts a focus on hedonism and delivers it, with the appeal as much about feel as flavor. The oak plays a major part in the show right now. Give it some time for it to take a step back. Best after 2027. — Sean P. Sullivan