Quilceda Creek Galitzine Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2011

Ratings on Delectable

Rebecca Fletcher Delectable Pro

Red berries, ripe plum. Cassis. M/m+ tannin. M+ body. Polished, classy and balanced. Lots of black fruit on the palate. Will age beautifully.

Red berries, ripe plum. Cassis. M/m+ tannin. M+ body. Polished, classy and balanced. Lots of black fruit on the palate. Will age beautifully.

9.7

Gregory Fulchiero Delectable Pro

Intense, beautiful, stoic, ...smells like money - cheers to Eliot's 40th

Intense, beautiful, stoic, ...smells like money - cheers to Eliot's 40th

9.6

Justin Hart Delectable Pro

2011 was a tough year, but Quilceda Creekvlade the best of it. Probably a bit early to be drinking this, seems tight and somewhat shallow even after defending, but after 2 hours of air, I taste the depth and quality of this wine. Deep dark fruit grips your tongue on the first sip and doesn't let go. I honestly can't speak to the nose because it is buttoned up and I just smell dinner. Fig, plum, and blackberry are all over this o the palette though. Sit on it until 2020... That's my advice.

2011 was a tough year, but Quilceda Creekvlade the best of it. Probably a bit early to be drinking this, seems tight and somewhat shallow even after defending, but after 2 hours of air, I taste the depth and quality of this wine. Deep dark fruit grips your tongue on the first sip and doesn't let go. I honestly can't speak to the nose because it is buttoned up and I just smell dinner. Fig, plum, and blackberry are all over this o the palette though. Sit on it until 2020... That's my advice.

9.2

Joe DAscoli

Pops loved this but it really wasn’t showing well to me. I just kept getting cigar box leather and other non fruit. Oh well

Pops loved this but it really wasn’t showing well to me. I just kept getting cigar box leather and other non fruit. Oh well

9.3

Aaron Rankin

My first Galitzine. Gave it 6h slow ox then a double decant. Drank over maybe 40m. So indulgently good. At first the oak felt separated but soon it melded with focused fruit as one new being. This is QC through and through and what every great American Cab wants to be. My vote is to drink now. This has a long drinking window but aren’t we all in it for the young, supple, decadent fruit?

My first Galitzine. Gave it 6h slow ox then a double decant. Drank over maybe 40m. So indulgently good. At first the oak felt separated but soon it melded with focused fruit as one new being. This is QC through and through and what every great American Cab wants to be. My vote is to drink now. This has a long drinking window but aren’t we all in it for the young, supple, decadent fruit?

9.3

George Yasutake

Nice nose better than the 2010 cab

Nice nose better than the 2010 cab

9.1

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