Skip to main content

Wine of the Week: Powers 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Coyote Vineyard

An Outstanding $20 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from Powers Winery.

Powers 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Coyote Vineyard Wahluke Slope.
Mickey Dunne of Powers Winery guided me through a delectable private tasting last week. While I'm still composing my review, I had to share with you today my thoughts on the Powers 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Coyote Vineyard. Loved it.

Delivering on Quality vs. Price
There's been an ongoing conversation by wine bloggers and tweeters, about Washington State wines. Asking the question, “Can Washington State be defined by grape variety?” The spotlight often ends up focusing on Cabernet Sauvignon. Who doesn’t love a great Cabernet Sauvignon? And there are some truly stellar Washington State Cabernet Sauvignons. But how much should you have to pay for a great Cabernet? Hence, the dialogue is also about quality vs. price.

Well my friends, the Powers 2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Coyote Vineyard, is a wine to add to the winning side of the Washington Wine equation. Powers Winery has produced what I consider to be an outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon, priced at an astonishing $20. Powers Winery is delivering on Quality and Price.

I love the structure of this wine.

Reminiscent of a Bordeaux wine, this is a classic Washington State vintage. It is luscious with dark fruit, subtle earthiness, and a lingering tarragon herbal component. This wine was tasted minutes after opening, and drank very well. With decanting, I'm certain even more pleasure can be enjoyed from this elegant wine. Recommended!

Blend/Vineyard Info:
98% Cabernet Sauvignon from Coyote Vineyard, Wahluke Slope AVA
2% Cabernet Franc from Champoux Vineyard, Horse Heaven Hills AVA

Winemaker's Notes:
Coyote Vineyard is a favorite for Cabernet Sauvignon. Harvested on Halloween in 2007, at 27.2 brix. Rotary fermentation for a rich, concentrated, luscious wine that is enhanced with oak aging. After completing malo-lactic fermentation in tank, the wine was aged for 26 months in French oak barrels of 87% new. The intense structure of Coyote fruit allows for this amount of new oak. The wine was bottled in the Spring of 2010 and released in the Tasting Room in July 2010.

300 cases produced
14% alcohol

Price: $20 (buy this wine direct from Powers Winery online)

Food matches: Leg of Lamb, Fillet Mignon and Kobe Beef would pair well with this wine.

Powers Winery/Badger Mountain Vineyard, 1106 North Jurupa Street, Kennewick, WA 99338, 800.643.WINE (9463), http://www.badgermtnvineyard.com/

Cheers!

Popular posts from this blog

Review: Sho Chiku Bai, Unfiltered Sake

Last month in Seattle, I purchased a bottle of Nigori sake at Uwajimaya. Uwajimaya is one of the largest Asian grocery retailers in the Pacific Northwest. I’ve been visiting Uwajimaya for almost 40 years. When I was much younger, I’d buy model ship and plane kits, Japanese comic books (manga) and I never left without at least one steaming Humbow in hand. Today I buy the manga for my son; while I still enjoy the tasty steamed Humbows, now I never leave without at least one bottle of Sake in hand. Uwajimaya has a terrific selection of imported sake. This most recent visit, I left with a bottle of Sho Chiku Bai Nigori sake. Nigori sake is generally the sweetest of all sakes, with a fruity nose and a mild flavor, making a great drink to complement spicy foods or as a dessert wine. Typical sake is usually filtered to remove grain solids left behind after the fermentation process; however Nigori sake remains unfiltered, resulting in a cloudier beverage. Before serving, the bottle must

Spirit Review: Ole Smokey Tennessee Moonshine White Lightnin' @OleSmoky

Today I have crossed the line from wine to spirits. At 100 proof the Ole Smokey Tennessee Moonshine is definitely turning up the volume (ABV 50%). "Moonshine, white lightning, mountain dew, hooch, and Tennessee white whiskey are terms used to describe high-proof distilled spirits, generally produced illicitly...The word "moonshine" is believed to derive from the term "moonrakers" used for early English smugglers and the clandestine (i.e., by the light of the moon) nature of the operations of illegal Appalachian distillers who produced and distributed whiskey." Source Wikipedia My family is no stranger to Moonshine.  That is, my great-grandfather and grandfather were not strangers. Evidently the family occasionally produced their own spirits on their Oregon ranch. My grandfather told me about his younger brother getting into his dads stash with predictable results. Grandmother also told me stories about midnight runs and secretive deliveries d

Col Solare Cabernet Sauvignon. The style has changed.

“There is something special going on at Col Solare." In mid-June 2022, I began working for Col Solare winery on the Red Mountain AVA in Washington state. The Red Mountain AVA and Col Solare are famous for stunning Cabernet Sauvignon. That I knew going in.  We are not here to make more wine... We are here to showcase place. At the end of June 2022, Col Solare winemaker Darel Allwine retired. Darel had been winemaker since 2013. Prior, he had been Col Solare assistant winemaker for Marcus Notaro. Marcus had been Col Solare winemaker when the Red Mountain facility opened and was winemaker before we had our Red Mountain facility.  On July 1, 2022, Col Solare assistant winemaker, Stephanie Cohen, was promoted to Col Solare winemaker. I was present for this change. It was the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one. Col Solare is the third winery I have worked for. I chose well.  Often, I am asked by Col Solare guests, as I was last week, “Tell me about Col Solare. Who are you