2010 Barrage Cellars Outcast Cabernet Franc
The 2010 Barrage Cellars Outcast is a 100% Cabernet Franc from two of Washington State’s most renown vineyards–60% Boushey & 40% Red Willow. The result is a big, bold wine with a softness and balance that in a blind tasting had us thinking it might have been a Merlot. Blackcurrant, black cherry and plum dominated the nose with secondary spicy notes of pepper. A wonderfully complex wine, the plum and spice come through on the palate first and then you pick up the tobacco and leather on a lovely medium plus finish. Drinking beautifully now but has many years to go–its structure and complexity will make this an even more interesting wine as it ages. With only 263 cases produced, do your best to get your hands on a bottle if you can, you won’t be disappointed!
Excellent
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Franc: The Other Cabernet
Cabernet Sauvignon is perhaps the most widely known red grape varietal. But its close relative, Cabernet Franc, is much less well known, which for consumers is a shame, because it can be a wonderful contributor to a blend as well as making some very good wine on its own.
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2005 Elderton Cabernet Sauvignon Ashmead Vineyard
Dark red with a slight fade at rim. Very expressive nose of black currants and blackberries. Big, full bodied and comes across as quite Napa-like with its almost plush mouth feel. Flavours of black cherry are supported with a lovely spice and herb nuance. It finishes grippy and long. Fully mature now but should have many more years in front of it.
Excellent
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There are few things better on a summer’s evening than unraveling a blanket on the ground, unpacking a picnic basket filled with various nibbles and enjoying a bottle of wine while you settle in for an outdoor concert by a well known musician. Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Washington State is as perfect a backdrop as anywhere in the Pacific Northwest.
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Owner/winemaker Rollin Soles of ROCO Winery
ROCO Winery’s founder and winemaker, Rollin Soles, makes an impression as soon as he walks in the room. We arrived at his tasting room outside of Newberg, at the north end of Oregon’s Willamette Valley, at 9 a.m. for our appointment with him on a rainy Saturday morning in March. Rollin arrives a few minutes later and takes over the room before he says anything. He has a triathlete’s lean body, a big handle bar moustache, broad smile and a twinkle in his eyes that make you think he would have some great stories to tell. Even though he left Texas almost 30 years ago, he still has plenty of a Matthew McConaughy like drawl. We waited for the “allright, allright”… but it never came. Underneath the drawl, and the twinkle and the warmth is an educated, and articulate man who is passionate about wine and is making some of Oregon’s finest Pinot Noir.
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2010 Barrage Cellars Outcast Cabernet Franc
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