Pure, class defining

Matthews strives to produce wines that show the incredible diversity of Washington State. From our classic Cabernet Sauvignon driven reds, to our revered Sauvignon Blanc.

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Philosophy

Matthews original intent upon entering into the wine business was to create a flagship Bordeaux blend. The Red Wine has always been a benchmark in Washington state and beyond, consistently using all five Bordeaux varietals. Matthews has been producing Cabernet Sauvignon driven wines with all of the power and elegance that made the Paulliac and St. Estephe regions famous, with the added intensity of Columbia Valley fruit.

Winemaking

This wine was fermented separately in small lots. The wine was allowed to go through secondary fermentation before a final blend was made and the resulting wine was aged for 22 months in 100% new French oak. Egg white fined and without any other filtration.

Winemaker's Tasting Notes

A ripe, brooding, rich wine with a nose of pure caramel from the new French Oak, perfectly integrated with the ripe blueberry and cassis. A wine dominated by an obviously superb Cabernet Sauvignon with a hint of vanilla extract. This is a thick, textured wine, with a long, lingering finish and satin ripe tannins. What a great Washington Cabernet should taste like!

Varietal Composition 67% Cabernet Sauvignon 16% Cabernet Franc 8% Malbec 5% Petit Verdot 4% Merlot
T.A. 0.59g/100mL
pH 3.83
Alcohol 14.5%
Time in Barrel 22 Months
Vineyards Hedges Estate Elerding Conner Lee Ciel du Cheval Stillwater Creek
Cases Produced 1,270
Suggested Retail Price $50
Drinkability Now-2014

From the Critics

94 Points: Wine Enthusiast

This young, dense, saturated, complex and extremely tight wine is sappy and packed with myriad berries and red/blue fruits. It is wrapped in stiff, hard, thick, dark tannins that add tight layers of moist earth, black tea, roots and bitter chocolate. This baby needs time. - P.G. (12/15/2005)