6 reserve cabernet sauvignon - matthews winery...columbia valley ava stillwater creek, bacchus,...

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Columbia Valley AVA Stillwater Creek, Bacchus, Dionysus Red Mountain AVA Quintessence, Canyons, Red Mountain Walla Walla Valley AVA Pepper Bridge N W Spokane COLUMBIA VALLEY LAKE CHELAN P A C I F I C O C E A N ANCIENT LAKES NACHES HEIGHTS RATTLESNAKE HILLS YAKIMA VALLEY WAHLUKE SLOPE WALLA WALLA VALLEY LEWIS-CLARK VALLEY RED MOUNTAIN SNIPES MOUNTAIN HORSE HEAVEN HILLS C A N A D A O R E G O N I D A H O C A S C A D E S O L Y M P I C S COLUMBIA GORGE Wenatchee Pullman Walla Walla Tri-Cities Bellingham Port Angeles Woodinville Seattle Olympia Vancouver Portland Yakima Prosser �� �� �, �� �� �, �� �. �6 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon The 2016 Matthews Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was crafted from several vineyards across three separate AVAs in Washing- ton State: Columbia Valley, Red Mountain, and the Walla Walla Valley. Farmed using sustainable practices, the vines were limit- ed to one or two clusters per shoot for maximum concentration. They were then hand-harvested in the early morning between late September and late October, with the final pick coming on October 27th, 2016. Upon arriving in the winery, each cluster was hand-sorted, berry-sorted, and then fermented in either concrete eggs (70%) or stainless-steel tanks (30%). Using only the free-run wine, it was then moved to custom French oak barrels (65% news) for 20 months of cellaring with over 40 individual evaluations by our winemaking team. The resulting 17 barrels were bottled, without fining or filtration, on July 20th, 2018, producing only 417 cases. “The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Merlot) is largely cut from the same cloth as the Reserve Claret and was my favorite in the lineup. Its deep purple color is followed by beautiful blue fruits, hints of vanilla and oak, good minerality, medium to full body, and a layered, elegant, lightly textured wine that’s already approachable and will keep for 10-15 years or more.” -94 points, Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com AVA Columbia Valley Cases Produced 417 Varietal Composition 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot Fermentation 70% concrete tanks, 30% stainless steel Aging 20 months in 65% new French oak Alcohol 14.2% Drinkability Now-2031 Retail $62 1 2 3 1 2 3

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Page 1: 6 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Matthews Winery...Columbia Valley AVA Stillwater Creek, Bacchus, Dionysus Red Mountain AVA Quintessence, Canyons, Red Mountain Walla Walla Valley AVA

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Red Mountain AVA Quintessence, Canyons, Red Mountain

Walla Walla Valley AVA Pepper Bridge

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The 2016 Matthews Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon was crafted

from several vineyards across three separate AVAs in Washing-

ton State: Columbia Valley, Red Mountain, and the Walla Walla

Valley. Farmed using sustainable practices, the vines were limit-

ed to one or two clusters per shoot for maximum concentration.

They were then hand-harvested in the early morning between

late September and late October, with the final pick coming on

October 27th, 2016. Upon arriving in the winery, each cluster

was hand-sorted, berry-sorted, and then fermented in either

concrete eggs (70%) or stainless-steel tanks (30%). Using only

the free-run wine, it was then moved to custom French oak

barrels (65% news) for 20 months of cellaring with over 40

individual evaluations by our winemaking team. The resulting

17 barrels were bottled, without fining or filtration, on July 20th,

2018, producing only 417 cases.

“The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve (90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6%

Cabernet Franc, and 4% Merlot) is largely cut from the same cloth as

the Reserve Claret and was my favorite in the lineup. Its deep purple

color is followed by beautiful blue fruits, hints of vanilla and oak,

good minerality, medium to full body, and a layered, elegant, lightly

textured wine that’s already approachable and will keep for 10-15

years or more.”

-94 points, Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com

AVA Columbia Valley

Cases Produced 417

Varietal Composition 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot

Fermentation 70% concrete tanks, 30% stainless steel

Aging 20 months in 65% new French oak

Alcohol 14.2%

Drinkability Now-2031

Retail $62

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