Quilceda Creek, CVR Red Wine, Columbia Valley

Well, if my inventory is correct, this is the last of 18 bottles and reinforces how solid CVR is as a great daily drinker and QPR. Following 50 minutes slow ox there’s cigar, leather, and a faint scent of old barrel on the nose. Soft tannins are well resolved and slightly dominated by the fruit, providing a bit of chalk that’s reminiscent of a well aged Bordeaux. While a very enjoyable and an incredible wine for a Tuesday, a hint …

2015 vintage

Outstanding! Perfectly paired with our gourmet burgers!

2015 vintage

Getting my notes from me half of the bottle, I decanted about 2.5 hours ago. Classic CVR nose shows blue and black fruits, though still rather restrained. This shows vibrant, youthful blue and black fruits across the palate, and needs considerably more time to fully open and hit its stride. Give it a good swirl in your mouth and the fruit begins coming to life, with tannins that are equally youthful but show a great future while leaving a dusty, …

2021 vintage

Already tamed tannins. Plump rich dark red fruit. Beautiful.

2021 vintage

PnP. Deep wine with dark fruit. Not much terroir, but very juicy and enjoyable.

2015 vintage

Dark red. Dark berries. Fruity on the palate. Pepper, eucalyptus, very fresh. Very persistent tannins. Really nice.

2018 vintage

A little flamboyant, rush of dark fruits, plum, blackberry, amazingly fresh and youthful for 13 years old, but too much oaky vanilla and not enough structure to rate higher.

2012 vintage

The first red wine of the night at a dinner with my wine group and everyone loved it. Still very young, so very fruit forward, but it also has a nice mix of spice on the palate.

2021 vintage

Has definitely improved with time and air. Very good wine, probably appropriately priced.

2018 vintage

A great release of QC CVR.

2021 vintage

Very approachable and drinkable today. Cherry, plum notes

2021 vintage

Grangelady described it right, though I will add that on second day it was so profoundly better. Plenty of time to allow this to develop. But delicious.

2015 vintage

Bought it, bought more of the '23s, my wife loves it - did not really hold up on day two. May have bottle variation.

2018 vintage

Opened it at wine event at Portland Wine Storage. I was very well received by everyone who tasted it. It is a great Bordeaux blend. The tannins were mild, not overly fruity (just right) and all in all a well balanced wine. This is a good time to drink it, but no rush. It will still hold up for several years.

2015 vintage

Aged well, time to drink up!

2012 vintage

These benefit tremendously from time in the bottle and decant. Just bought a case of the '23s. Expect great things from them.

2018 vintage

A combination of blackberry and black cherry on the palate, with a lift of acidity and mild+ tannins on a short/medium finish. Not much depth, complexity or backbone. Good, but underwhelming.

2018 vintage

The CVR is a consistently good wine from Quilceda Creek. It has bright fruits and enough tannin, acid, and alcohol to tie it together quite nicely. Just enough oak to soften and add a layer of flavor and complexity while being an outstanding QPR wine.

2021 vintage

Very good. The 23s are coming out in a week and I'll buy a case.

2018 vintage

Pretty good, but lacks the intensity and power of previous editions. I bought a full case of this based on my experience with other vintages, hoping the other bottles are better.

2018 vintage

Really quite good. Will be buying the 2023s

2018 vintage

Great wine. Needed 1/2 hour decant. No signs of “aging out”.

2012 vintage

very good. Nice dark cherry fruit with a chocolate finish. Very tasty

2021 vintage

Pnp after Rose’s Farm to Table dinner in Graham. very similar to my last testing, and this has a very Bordeaux like nose. Perfectly balanced across the palate; sweet tannins have the slightest grit against mature dark fruit. Concur that this’d be consumed by ‘26 to remain within its ideal window. What a treat!

2015 vintage

Lost in memory.

2012 vintage

PnP. An hour after opening this is truly remarkable at this price point. Warm coffee grinds and sweet dark fruit on the nose, this otherwise comes across as a nicely-maturing 2nd growth. Well-balanced, there's still runway to improve further but its great where today. Old World elegance you find in few CaliCabs for a fraction of the price. Can never buy enough of this. Will (try to) wait a year before popping the next bottle of this vintage.

2018 vintage

Solid as always. Higher alcohol and wood than other bottles. Might need a decant as I PnP’d. Started off great with dark cherries and depth, but became astringent over time.

2015 vintage

Quilceda Creek's 2021 CVR is a blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc, aged for 20 months in French oak barriques (50% new). Opaque crimson in color, it offers an intense aromatic array of black and blue bramble fruits that are backed up with scents of licorice, violets, bittersweet chocolate, pipe tobacco, graphite and baking spices. Full-bodied, medium in acidity and somehow hiding its lofty 15.2% alcohol, it delivers flavors in line with …

2021 vintage

Third time drinking this over a year. Definitely better than the last time I had it 6 months ago. Super fun nose of red fruit, oak and honey. Palate is tons of cherries, the oak comes thru a bit. Palate isn’t as full as the last time I had it. But the wine still has lots of grippy tannins left. Right in its drinking window imo.

2012 vintage

Very well made, structured cab. But not one of my favorite Quilceda Creek CVRs.

2018 vintage

At 7yrs, this wine is still powerful and vibrant. Blueberry, violet and a dusty sage brush nose. Rich texture but definitely not heavy. After several hours, it softens and blends into a beautiful Bordeaux style but with the lightest mocca finish. 10yrs will likely be it's sweet spot, and window of 20 before it starts showing any age.

2018 vintage

This guy is definitely more tannic than many other CVR wines over the years. Had quite a few that you could PnP if they were a few years laying down in the cellar but not this guy. He needs about an hour still to open up and soften a bit still. After that you get what you paid for, an amazing 5 Star QPR Cab sauvignon from WA State (and QC)!

2015 vintage

OMG, this is the best QC CVR in decades...amazng...I thought I was drinking their Cab....everything about this wine is awesome. (maybe not the price)

2021 vintage

Very good and open for business. Wet Earth, blackberries, pine needless, and roasted nuts in the nose. Palate is dark bitter chocolate, black fruits, cedar, pine tar, and marzipan. Body is a bit thin, the acidity is still there. Tannins resolved, and didn’t require the typical 6 hour decant that many Quiceda Creek wines command. One of my favorite bottles I’ve had from this winery. Great with grilled NY Strips, au poivre sauce, and mustardy fingerling potato salad with dill. …

2015 vintage

A couple notes indicated these were getting tired so I popped one. No sign of tiredness. Still rather big and showed the 15.2% abv a little too much for my current tastes. Big fruit, big oak, a little heat on the beginning and end.

2012 vintage

Really tasty CVR, out of magnum, drinking very well

2018 vintage

Coravined a glass. Very nice cab. Smooth and easy to drink. Moderate fruit, good body.

2015 vintage

Bottle 3 of 4, no decant. This mostly cab Bordeaux blend is drinking perfectly now. Balanced, medium bodied and fruit forward with soft leather, mineral notes. I’ve been opening these 3-4 years apart but will not wait nearly as long on the last one.

2015 vintage

As tasty as the last bottle!

2021 vintage

Enjoyed by all. One of the better CVRs I've had.

2018 vintage

Disappointed that this bottle was on its last legs. A bit flabby and barnyard was taking over.

2012 vintage

Still pretty oaky. Hopefully it outgrows it soon.

2021 vintage

As other recent notes confirm, this has continued to improve. More complex layers and the fruit has become less powerful. Silky with some some ripe cherries and a touch of leather/dried fruit.

2018 vintage

Coravin’d a glass 3 days ago and pulled the cork an hour ago. Nose shows old barrel and hint of fig but is otherwise muted. There’s a lot more to this than when first sampled, and while it hits the palate fairly smooth, the fruit remains restrained. Will wait a year before tapping the next bottle.

2021 vintage

Fortunate to have “rediscovered” 3 bottles of this when conducting inventory over the Holidays. Not decanted. 75 mins after the pulling the cork there’s berries and tree-sap on the nose; medium-light weight across the palate, the flavors balance more towards red fruit but there’s still plenty of structure. Hints of tobacco and leather while old barrel holds it all together with tannins that still allow for a solid 10-15 sec finish. This could pair w a variety of foods, from …

2015 vintage

Oh wow. WAY more complex and interesting than I recall from 3 years ago. Very dark red. Gentle nose. Grassy notes with dark chocolate, mint, pepper. Love this.

2018 vintage

Decanted for 90 minutes. I still find this wine to be one of the best QPRs on the market. I would put up against most $100 domestic Cabernets. The wine is still very young, so I’m glad to have several more bottles. I will hold for a year before trying the next bottle.

2021 vintage

Just amazing… this bottle definitely has a bunch of life left in it! Super fully bodied, graphite, and piercing red fruit.

2012 vintage

89% CS / 5% Merlot / 4% PV / 2% CF 100% New French oak, 20 months Classic bright blue and black CVR notes as this splashes into the decanter. After 40 minutes this is surprisingly approachable; yes, there are plenty of tannins, but they’re sufficiently resolved that the dark fruit still comes through. Those with patience and/or a nice stock pile will be rewarded as I can see this aging nicely over 10 to 12 years. Approachable today, should …

2021 vintage

this was tremendous, still has life left in it! not at the end. slight oxidation in the edges. beautiful deep ruby color, fabulous legs! tannins have greatly reduced, long balanced mouth feel. plum, cherry, dill, leather, some pepper on nose.

2012 vintage

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