94pts Jeb Dunnuck

Inviting aromatics of perfumed red cherry adorn the 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon, which has 4% Malbec, sourcing the grapes from McQueen, LeFore, and Schaefer estates. Refined tannins coat a lengthy, full-bodied palate of well-nuanced oak. Hold and enjoy 2033-2043.

Drew Bledsoe’s estate-focused Cabernet Sauvignon brand, made by Josh McDaniels, centers around five estate vineyards within the Walla Walla Valley, most significantly McQueen, their original estate at 1,400-feet elevation. The other estates are Bob Healy, LeFore in the Rocks, Flying B, and Schafer.

Winemaker Notes

What a beautiful vintage of Doubleback. This growing season in 2023 was warm and generous. Inky colored wines show off juicy red fruit, fresh ripe blackberry, sage brush, and toasty young French oak. The way this wine feels is incredible with textural pleasure, rich, chewy, ripe tannin, with a long finish. This wine is showing off now in its youth but does not sacrifice its ability to go the distance. Decant now if pulling a cork, otherwise drink 2028 through 2045.