Reviews & Ratings
2011 Doubleback Cabernet Sauvignon "Walla Walla"
Winery: Doubleback
Vintage: 2011
Wine Name/Vineyard: "Walla Walla"
Wine Category: Cabernet Sauvignon
Grape blend: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, & 1% Malbec
Bottle size: 750 ml
Region: Walla Walla Valley
State or country: WA
Price: $89
Cases produced: 3,000
KWG Score: 92.8 (based on 5 reviews)
Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (93)
Review date: August 28, 2014
Wine Review: This opaque and midnight blue colored Cabernet Sauvignon is impressive and everyone that tried it loved it. It opens with a very inviting blueberry bouquet. On the palate, this wine is full bodied, very nicely balanced and smooth. The flavor profile is a delicious black currant with notes of black cherry, oak and blueberry. I also detected hints of black licorice and black pepper. The finish is dry and its moderate tannins are well controlled and fade away nicely. This Cab would have scored much higher if it was a little more complex. It went perfectly with everyone’s filet mignon. Enjoy – Ken
Winemaker Notes: The coolest vintage since ’93 and a true vintage to separate the men from the boys in the vineyard. I know, #11…1993…please resist the temptation to extrapolate on the irony until I tell you this. Drew’s decision to focus his fruit sources on the Southern Walla Walla Valley, due to its warmer climate and more feminine fruit profile, paid off enormously. In a year when "generous" and "voluptuous" will apply to very few wines produced in the greater Columbia Valley, the '11 Doubleback will be a rare exception. The color is saturated and gorgeous. The nose explodes with crushed and sauteed bramble fruit, creme brulee, and a dusting of allspice. The palate is long and sexy, with silk smooth tannin and a lovely background note of toasty French oak. The vibrant acid backbone cuts through its richness ending with a generously long finish. I believe it will be among the finest produced in 2011.
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