Hedges Family Estate Cabernet Sauvignon InVogue Red Mountain Vineyard

Excellent full bodied Cabernet

very Jammy. red fruit.. almost strawberry jam but not quite. smoothed out the second night and was not near as jammy. Nose is distinctly red mountain.. old dirt, mushroom, and a little spice.. great to drink now but wonder what would happen with a few years on the bottle.

Again with the fruit, baskets of it, and bordering on judicious oak treatment. Very good structure and balance hold the fruit in check. There are wafting hints of terroir here, including an appealing dustiness.

Washington State Trade Event (North Loop, Minneapolis, MN) : Nice funk, oak, cherry, minerals and chocolate. A bit tight right now but recommend a heavy decant. Great upside on this wine. 90-92.

Color: Medium Purple Nose: Herbaceous like Mountain Fruit Taste: Light Perfume, Cranberry, Dark Chocolate; Finishes with some Raspberry and Silty Notes; Acidity can be Balanced a Touch Better Comp's: Similar to Obelisco, but a bit Younger and Fruitier; Good QPR for Expression of Red Mountain with the Herbaceous notes

The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are fast. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like prune, mushroom, burnt, oak and coffee. It tastes like plum, prune, forest floor, mineral, mushroom, stoniness, burnt, oak, bark, black pepper, stoniness, violet, tobacco, stems, meaty, walnut, chocolate and soy sauce. The body is full. The wine has round texture. The wine finishes long. The wine has medium acidity.