Gamache Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Gamache/Champoux

still going strong, beautiful herby-woody palate, very balanced, very good.

Cloudy dark garnet with signs of age. Slight musty dark berry aroma. Earthy dark cherry and leather flavors. A bit watery on the finish.

Soft, balanced, a touch of cooked fruit, no leather, no spice, this Washington cab from famous vineyards and famous wine guys just totally failed to deliver. I think I got this as one of those garagiste mystery wines, can't remember. I hope so because I would feel bad knowing I paid very much for this experience. If you live in the Pacific Northwest it's become de-rigure to fawn over Washington State Cabs, and to a much lesser extent Syrahs, because …

Dark ruby color. Aromas of dark fruit and leather. Red berry flavors with cedar and leather with a lengthy finish. Good balance of acidity and fruit.

Surprisingly ripe for a Garagiste wine, but good acid balance and decent level of complexity. At $30 I'd be disappointed, but at $18 or so it's a tasty Cab.

good but not my jam... pun intended

Very dark ruby red color. Aromas of leather, cedar, vanilla, blackberry and blueberry. Cedar, blackberry, cola, leather on the palate with a nice long finish. Very refreshing acidity. While this may not be the most complex Cabernet Sauvignon, it hits the ball long and straight down the fairway, doing exactly what a very good Cabernet Sauvignon is supposed to do, and doing it very well.

Very nice well balanced wine. Agree with prior comments re leather and fruit. Lovely as it opens up, maybe a bit of green pepper as well. Really good

Expressively aromatic with cassis, tobacco leaf, dill, charred wood, violets. Open and silky in the mouth, with a vibrant acidity but a slightly distilled and overripe character to the fruit. It isn't "New World" and isn't "Old World" - in structure it is reminiscent of a good Rioja. Accessible now but a little disjointed. Likely to be more rewarding in its secondary phase.