Quilceda Creek 2005 750mL Sine Qua Non The full-bodied palate is built

The full-bodied palate is built like a brick house

This is also true of the almost painfully intense and focused medium plus weight flavors that possess ample amounts of extract that buffer the very firm acid spine on the hugely long finish

Raspberry fruit predominates

finishing long and minerally

the 2016 Proprietary Red is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon with the balance Merlot

Quilceda Creek 2005 750mL Sine Qua Non The full-bodied palate is built2005 Quilceda Creek Wine Advocate #177 Jun 2008: The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon contains 3% Merlot. The principal component comes from the Champoux Vineyard (in which the winery is a partner) with contributions from the Klipsun and Taptiel Vineyards, outstanding in their own right. It, too, was aged for 22 months in 100% new French oak. Opaque purple colored, it has a splendid perfume of violets, wood smoke, truffle, Asian spices, black cherry, and black