Gramercy Cellars Lower East Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Although this wine is sourced from top tier vineyards from all over "Lower Eastern" Washington, the fruit is declassified, making it one of Gramercy's top values.

Beautiful perfumed aromatics leaping out of the glass. Dark berry notes of blackberry preserves, boysenberry, and marionberry with lovely accents of Italian plum and currant. Freshly cut oregano and thyme. Floral aromatics of rose and violet. The oak is integrated seamlessly with subtle notes of dark chocolate and French roast coffee. It is a wine of balance where acidity nicely rounds out the tannin structure. The Cab has excellent length and mid-palate intensity with core dark berry flavors of boysenberry and blackberry persisting." ~ Winery Tasting Notes

75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, from the Pepper Bridge, Phinny Hill, Gramercy Estate and Old Stones vineyards. Aged in French oak, 26% new.

"Walla Walla, located in the Lower East corner of Washington, is a home for world class Cabernet. Our goal was to make a fantastic Cabernet at a fantastic price. This idea began when we asked Dick Beightol at Phinny Hill in the Horse Heaven Hills to plant Cabernet specifically for us. He replied that he had a special gravel outcropping that he would love to plant for us. Phinny Hill is near perfect for Cabernet. It shows red fruit, gravel, herbs, bright acidity and firm tannin. We soon realized this fruit would blend fantastically with our Walla Walla Estate Vineyard and Pepper Bridge blocks. Walla Walla fruit tends to be more blue or black fruit and fills in the mid palate of the blend. Starting in the 2016 vintage, our Octave Estate Vineyard came into play. Located at just over 1300 feet elevation at the southern edge of the Walla Walla AVA. Octave brings complexity and great acidity to the wine." ~ Winery Notes