2022 Cabernet Sauvignon

JOSH'S NOTES 
Hailing almost half and half from our two estate sites, McQueen and LeFore, the 2022 Doubleback vintage was one to remember. I have always felt like sometimes you need to flirt with destruction in the pursuit of perfection. A cooler vintage, we finished picking after the first full week in November - the latest in my career but one that I am happy about. Our team crushed it - pun intended. Wet stone, charcoal, eucalyptus - balanced out by gobs of fresh plums, red rope licorice at a baseball game, and beautiful wafts of vanilla. A constantly changing, complex, and sexy nose. Aged in 7% concrete, 7% 2,000L ovals, and 68% new French oak. A soft entrance leads to building tannin that is ultra rich, glycerol, and has a super long, lush finish with hints of French oak and fine grains. Decant now and drink through 2049.

APPELLATION
Walla Walla Valley

BLEND PROFILE
90% Cabernet Sauvignon
6% Merlot 
3% Malbec 
1% Petit Verdot 
 

BARREL/AGING PROGRAM
22 months in 68% new French oak, 7% Stockinger Ovals, 7% Concrete Tulips, 18% neutral French oak