From one of Washington State’s oldest and most acclaimed vineyards — Cold Creek, planted in 1973 in the arid Columbia Valley — this is Chateau Ste Michelle at its most serious. Blazing days and cool desert nights build deep colour and concentration while keeping the wine fresh and defined.

A single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon of cassis and black cherry layered with cedar, graphite, dark chocolate and a lift of sage, carried on firm, ripe tannins and a long, structured finish. A genuinely age-worthy Washington red.