Gordon Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley

Gordon Estate · Washington › Columbia Valley › United States of America

Red · Cabernet Sauvignon

Critics

89 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

88.5

Avg Score

Highest

We waited 3 years to drink and well worth it. Smooth and easy on the palette. Delicious.

2014 vintage

Herbal, vegetal nose, palate of cherry & blackberry, secondary flavors of dark chocolate, licorice & oak with hints of mint & leather, soft tannins, medium finish.

2013 vintage

Yummy!

2014 vintage

Always on the go-to list, a perennial value. Just solid Washington Cab Sauv. Earthy, deep fruit, light acidity, herbal, light oak touch. Nothing overdone here. Decanted one hour.

2013 vintage

Deep black core with purple edges. Beautiful aromatics of licorice, black currant, caramel, and minty herbs. Bold and mouth coating, bursting with black fruits, leather, and smoky tobacco. Lingering finish of elderberries and wood char. Really nice balanced cab sauv, with excellent silky smooth tannins. Not surprised there's 20% Merlot in here. Great value.

2013 vintage

Nose is more like a syrah than a cab. It’s a decent wine for the money but not much Like typical WA cab. It’s not complex but what’s there is nice. A bit grapey. Pleasing enough finish. Currently $12 at Costco right now. Gordon wines have sort of lost their direction from the late 90s-early 00s. There are other wines even at this price point that I prefer.

2014 vintage

Not a sipping wine, but amazing with food. Perfect with a NY Strip

2014 vintage

Nice bright fruit - slightly acidic - could probably age a bit

2013 vintage

Some nice red currant notes, but overly acidic.

2013 vintage

Very tasty! Light, bright slightly sweet nose of spring flowers and fresh air. Ready to drink - I recommend decanting for 2 hours. Fresh from the glass the fruit is somewhat muted, but still pleasant. Finish is mild and a little sweet. Left to breathe, this wine is splindid. Pleasant fruit of berries and flowers, mildly sweet. Finish is longer and more fruity. I can't imagine anyone not enjoying this wine.

2013 vintage

Very good now and should only improve as it ages.

2014 vintage

It smells like plum, red currant, light toast and cherry. The wine looks purple colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle.

2013 vintage

Lots of fruit and lots of oak, not particularly well integrated. Good acid. 86-87.

2013 vintage

Upon opening we (3 of 3 tasters) were not that impressed. 30 minutes improved it some but not enough.

2013 vintage

Maturing fruit forward style with nice dusty tannins on finish. Clearly WA style

2010 vintage

Sharp alcohol aroma with a deep purple color. Blackberry and oak with an earthy undertone. Medium finish. Good with triple cream cheese.

2010 vintage

Quick chocolate nose. Leather second nose. Cherry initial flavor

2010 vintage

Consistent with previous note. Lots of oak, concentrated.

2010 vintage

Fruit, wood, bold tannins, all that's needed is a steak or cigar.

2010 vintage

A WA Cabernet Sauvignon bearing the hallmarks of Gordon Estate. Fruity, oaky, yet somehow light and appealing. Not my thing, but it is interesting how light it is given how weighty it should be based on the fruit forward - oaky style.

2010 vintage

lively, vivacious fig and vanillin aromas accompany black cherry and plums on the nose. typical washington palate replete with tannins the texture of fine loess, wind blown soil. Medium plus acidity keeps everything dancing on the tongue. Red fruit tendencies might put off Cali Cab lovers. Textbook and well done. A very good wine indeed. Med body, med finish.

2010 vintage

Definitely picked up hints of coffee. Nice cab that went well with steak. Actually surprised as previous bottles were ok. Aged just right...drink now!

2002 vintage

Good straightforward cabernet. Suggest drinking soon as tannins won't support much more cellar life.

2002 vintage

Tried this wine against the Barnard Griffin Cab 2002. This was lighter in color than the Barnard. Thought I detected almost a coffee smell initially on the nose. Lighter on the palate initially in comparison to the richer Barnard. At first preferred the Barnard given its weight, but came to like this more over the evening. Very balanced wine. Good expression of WA cab.

2002 vintage

Tasted from magnum. We really thought that we had held this one too long, but it was drinking just fine. Plum, cherry and oak on the nose with earthy and cherry flavors. For what we paid for this 3 years ago, it was a great value, and I wish that I had bought another magnum.

1998 vintage

Nice mature cab, tad simple but very passable

1998 vintage

Med ruby, turning garnet, intense aromas of funky, charred wood, olives, dill, faint fruit, b3, a2, t1+, soft, w/charred notes & slightly sour fruit, a bit sharp but passable, d2, aromas of toasty oak, currnat, cedar, seems better, b3+, a2+, t2, soft & round w/just enough grip, nice oak/fruit balance, last sip best (6+), give last one some air

1998 vintage

Very nice, opens up nicely, light tannins emerge

1998 vintage