2020 Hedges "CMS" Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, Washington, USAABOUT THIS WINE The CMS has traditionally been their value cuvee, named for the blend: Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah. The 2020 vintage is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Syrah, and 2% Merlot. The grapes were sourced from Sagemoor, Wooded Island and Bacchus vineyard in the Columbia Valley AVA and Hedges Estate, Jolet, Bel Villa, and Les Gosses vineyard in the Red Mountain AVA. The must was pumped over for 8 days and pressed to tank, where it

preserving the wine's delicate nuances

casse-croûte ("breaking of bread")

and tobacco leaf

At the young age of twenty-one

With an alcohol content of 13

These products are in the purest form there is

Patrick writes a very well respected blog and has a very level head when it comes to the wines of Burgundy

Moving to France we can pair it with Bourguignonne

encapsulated by the UNESCO Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve

after he fell ill in the mid 1980s

At 104 years old as of the 2021 harvest

It's a limestone outcropping that is set apart from the main "côte" of the Côte de Beaune or Côte de Nuits