WTN: Quil and Ink

by **David M. Bueker** » Mon Jul 07, 2025 10:37 am

2004 Quilceda Creek Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, Washington, Columbia Valley (7/5/2025)
From my late father’s cellar, this bottle was shockingly youthful for a 20+ year old wine. It also had a clear floral aroma when first opened that persisted for a couple of hours before fading. Not something I have often found in Cabernet Sauvignon, but in this case it added lift to an otherwise bottom heavy wine. It wasn’t as thick/heavy as in its youth, but still had a thickness to the fruit, like a compote more than just juiciness. Given the amount of stuffing in this bottle I can’t quite imagine when some developed character might start peeking through, or if it ever can penetrate the weighted blanket of fruit.