Lot 244 | 2018 Dry Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml (Gold Medal)

Lot 244
2018 Dry Creek Cabernet Sauvignon (Gold Medal)

Dark in the glass but quite aromatic with black cherry, sweet white flowers, sage and pencil shavings right out of the bottle adding red rock, licorice, and vanilla as it opens up. Soft and supple on entry but quite complex and very approachable with almost imperceptible tannins carrying plump, juicy black and red fruits. The integration here from extended barrel-aging makes you wonder why more producers don't age longer in barrel. Oh, that's right, cash flow :-).

Overall rating: 4.5833335 / 5 from 12 reviews.

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Another Stellar Wine from Dry Creek

"Dry Creek has rapidly become one of my favorite AVAs for Cabs and Zins. This is another excellent example with a blend of dark fruits and a long dry finish. Salute!"

JP B. (5/5)

A great weekday wine

"This is a well structured, fruit forward, medium bodied, every day wine that after four years in bottle (August 2021) has now turned the corner into a pleasant server."

B B. (4/5)

Delightful

"Absolutely love this wine. It seems very balanced to me and has lots of structure from a high end Cab. It’s not over oaky and I think it will age well."

Tony F. (5/5)

Great QPR

"Can’t even remember when I bought this, might have been on one of DC’s sales events. Fantastic wine! Dry creek never disappoints and this is now in the perfect drinking window. As I have written so often, I wish I would have bought more."

KB (4/5)

Dry Creek Cab

"This cab is my go to every day wine, and when I entertain, I always get compliments on this full body cab!"

Char M. (5/5)

Very good cab at a very good price.

"We are so pleased with this purchase. Paired perfect with our venison stew."

Ann C. (4/5)

Terrific Wine. Terrific Value

"Dry Creek rarely disappoints, and this wine is no exception."

Will S. (5/5)

Lot 244

"Classic dry creek"

Jeff M. (5/5)

easy drinking, well made. great

"easy drinking, well made. great value. I wish that I had purchased a case when it first came out instead of buying it on the bottle shop"

Brian O. (5/5)

A delicious cab. Tastes like

"A delicious cab. Tastes like it costs more than we paid! High quality."

Elizabeth G. (5/5)

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