Chasing Rain Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

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Region

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Vintage
2018

Size
750ML

ABV
14.5%

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Winemaker Notes

The 2018 Chasing Rain Cabernet Sauvignon is pure Red Mountain. Scorching days and gusty nights imbue this wine with hints of cherry cola, rich mocha, and tasty vanilla. And while it's perfect with a great steak or lamb chop, its long dark cherry finish might just tempt you to have it for dessert.

Blend: 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot

Professional Ratings

  • 90
    Red Mountain Cabernet at this price? Yes, please. Blackberry, dried herb and spice lead to palate-coating fruit flavors with plenty of structure. It shows impressive balance.
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Chasing Rain, Washington
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Chasing Rain wines are a testament to passion and resilience. Despite the complex terroir of Red Mountain, Washington, the wine stewards behind this portfolio have overcome adversity and produced some of the finest wines in the world. With only 6-8 inches of rainfall per year, their passion and hands-on approach to irrigation are essential to their success.

The outcome is a distinguished collection of wines consistently hailed among the finest in the world. Through years of dedication and expertise, their winemakers have mastered their craft, skillfully coaxing out the utmost potential from the land. Each bottle serves as a testament to their unwavering commitment to crafting exceptional wines that authentically capture the distinct terroir of Red Mountain. 

The passion and unwavering pursuit of excellence imbue every sip of Chasing Rain wines. They invite you to taste the difference and experience the profound ardor and dedication that infuse each bottle of their extraordinary wines.

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A noble variety bestowed with both power and concentration, Cabernet Sauvignon enjoys success all over the globe, its best examples showing potential to age beautifully for decades. Cabernet Sauvignon flourishes in Bordeaux's Medoc where it is often blended with Merlot and smaller amounts of some combination of Cabernet Franc, Malbecand Petit Verdot. In the Napa Valley, ‘Cab’ is responsible for some of the world’s most prestigious, age-worthy and sought-after “cult” wines. Somm Secret—DNA profiling in 1997 revealed that Cabernet Sauvignon was born from a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc in 17th century southwest France.

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A coveted source of top quality red grapes among premier Washington producers, the Red Mountain AVA is actually the smallest appellation in the state. As its name might suggest, it is actually neither a mountain nor is it composed of red earth. Instead the appellation is an anticline of the Yakima fold belt, a series of geologic folds that define a number of viticultural regions in the surrounding area. It is on the eastern edge of Yakima Valley with slopes facing southwest towards the Yakima River, ideal for the ripening of grapes. The area’s springtime proliferation of cheatgrass, which has a reddish color, actually gives the area the name, "Red" Mountain.

Red Mountain produces some of the most mineral-driven, tannic and age-worthy red wines of Washington and there are a few reasons for this. It is just about the hottest appellation with normal growing season temperatures commonly reaching above 90F. The soil is particularly poor in nutrients and has a high pH, which results in significantly smaller berry sizes compared to varietal norms. The low juice to skin ratio in smaller berries combined with the strong, dry summer winds, leads to higher tannin levels in Red Mountain grapes.

The most common red grape varieties here are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah, among others. Limited white varieties are grown, namely Sauvignon blanc.

The reds of the area tend to express dark black and blue fruit, deep concentration, complex textures, high levels of tannins and as previously noted, have good aging capabilities.

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