2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, La Bestia

82% Cabernet Sauvignon (Quintessence Vineyard) + 18% Cabernet Franc (Boushey Vineyard) 

Classic & bold Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon! We invite you to discover why we named this wine ‘The Beast’. Arguably from one of Washington’s top vineyards blended with old vines of Cabernet Franc for complexity and balance. We think the 2018 vintage offers a hedonistic opulence, good acidity and fine tannins which complement the voluptuous fruit profile. The backbone with Clone 8, is pure Red Mountain offering structure, bold flavors and generous tannins. Our blocks were among the last picked in each vineyard. Aged in French & American oak barrel for 22 months, our patience was rewarded with an extracted, high-octane red that has substance to go the distance!

TASTING NOTES: Dark, fragrant and spectacularly rich, it initially bursts with layers of blueberries, plum and bitter chocolate. Opens to reveal a more nuanced bouquet of a violets, cassis combined with layers of tobacco star anise, dusky spice and iron flavors. The wine has an amazing texture and depth while maintaining great purity and focus. Beautifully proportioned, it reveals concentrated fruit and sensational structure. It deftly straddles the line of providing near term pleasure; yet has nicely integrated fresh acids and noticeable tannins to reward patience. Age 3 – 15+ years. 

HISTORICAL REVIEWS ~
2018 Lachini Cabernet Sauvignon LA BESTIA, WA Red Mountain                              93 OWEN BARGREEN
Outstanding in its youth, the 2018 ‘La Bestia’ delivers an intense core of baking spices,
black currants, freshly tilled loamy soils and shades of creosote on the palate. Full-bodied
and showing serious finesse, this beautiful effort will cellar well for another fifteen to twenty years.
2017 Lachini Cabernet Sauvignon LA BESTIA, Red Mountain                                     92 OWEN BARGREEN
2016 Lachini Cabernet Sauvignon LA BESTIA, Red Mountain                                     NYR
2015 Lachini Cabernet Sauvignon LA BESTIA, Red Mountain                                     NYR
2014 Lachini Cabernet Sauvignon LA BESTIA, Red Mountain                                     91WINE SPECTATOR
2012 Lachini Cabernet Sauvignon LA BESTIA, Red Mountain                                     91 WS
2009 Lachini Cabernet Sauvignon LA BESTIA, Red Mountain                                     92 WS
2006 Lachini Cabernet Sauvignon LA BESTIA, Klipsun Vineyard, Red Mountain      92 WS & WE           
2005 Lachini Cabernet Sauvignon LA BESTIA, Klipsun Vineyard, Red Mountain      92 WE | 91 WS