Origin: Horse Heaven Hills, WA
Grape: 100% Cabernet Franc
Year: 2014
Alcohol: 14.5%
Price point: $30
Year Reviewed: 2018
As I have visited the Columbia Winery in Woodinville, WA (see section on this website about Wineries), I thought I would experience yet another wine of theirs. This clear, deep garnet Cab Franc was not from the Red Mountain AVA, but from the well-known Horse Heaven Hills.
The Horse Heaven Hills appellation is located in south-central Washington along the Washington-Oregon border. The area takes its name from an early pioneer who said, upon seeing the region and its wide prairies and expanses, ”Surely this is Horse Heaven!”
https://www.washingtonwine.org/wine/facts-and-stats/regions-and…/horse-heaven-hills
On the nose, clean with medium intensities of spice, currant jam/jelly, hints of vanilla and almond extracts and a dash of white pepper.
Off dry with lower acidity and high tannins. This wine had a medium body and a medium finish……I was expecting a longer finish. Quality good.
Enjoyable, but not as great as some of the other Columbia winery wines I have purchased.