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2004 Quilceda Creek Red Wine

Written By: Michael Zimberg on Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Red Wine is a second wine of Quilceda Creek. It is a blend of cabernet sauvignon and merlot. First, it is delicious. Not of the quality of what would normally be a second wine, which is composed of the barrels that weren't up to snuff for the primary blends. It is strong and compelling. If it was a jazz musician, it would be Ornette Coleman, with his bombastic, abstract melodies. It is luxurious, with a core of ripe, wild, spicy, hairy blackberries, and a mass of tannins and acids. We drank with a rib eye steak and the fat of the meat paired perfectly. I purchased this wine from the Quilceda Creek mailing list for $40 (including shipping). As good as it is, the merlot and cabernet sauvignon are much better, albeit with a significant price premium. Current retail is between $60 and $80.

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Quilceda Creek 2004 Cabernet (wine)
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