DeLille Cellars Harrison Hill Red, Yakima Valley, USA

里爾哈里森谷干紅葡萄酒

點擊次數：13850

Instantly impressive in the glass is the 2020 Harrison Hill made from 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc. The nose is focused and bright with a delightful strawberry character. It is perhaps one of the best bottlings I’ve tasted in many years, and it boggles my mind that it came from a vintage with so many challenges. The nose is devastatingly gorgeous with focused floral notes that waft with picturesque, vibrant fruit tones. Medium to full-bodied, the wine unfolds on the palate, revealing plenty of length and complexity. The wine is layered and focused, showing that its power comes not from being bold and overbearing but rather precise, focused and elegant. This gorgeous wine will continue to offer immense pleasure for decades. Just over 3,500 bottles were filled after the wine aged about two years and all French oak, 92% new.

Composed of a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc, the 2017 Harrison Hill begins with fresh ripe, dusty red fruits. Red plum, dark cherry skin, redcurrant and soft elements of dried sage, dusty red flowers and hints of cinnamon waft out of the glass. Medium to full-bodied, the wine is firm with a mineral tension and still-tight tannins, yet it offers elegance with a red-fruited profile that will blossom with bottle age. Concluding with a long, lingering finish, set this one aside for at least another year before opening, and enjoy for another two decades. This spent 20 months in all French oak, 92% new. 3,400 bottles produced.

Incorporating 25% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, as well as the fruit of Washington State's oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines (planted in 1962), the 2015 Harrison Hill is superb, wafting from the glass with notes of cassis, cherries, black tea, sweet cocoa nib and subtle pencil shavings. On the palate, it's full-bodied, velvety and layered, with superb depth and dimension, its tannins abundant but beautifully pixelated and its finish tangy and lingering. I'd expect this absolutely superb Bordeaux blend to see out its 30th birthday in style, but plan on cellaring it for 4 or 5 years at the bare minimum to allow it to realize all its considerable potential. Effortlessly balanced, this was my favorite of the DeLille Cellars wines reviewed here.

Coming from old Cabernet Sauvignon vines planted on Snipes Mountain, the 2014 Harrison Hill is a thrilling expression of Cabernet from Washington State. Possessing a singular bouquet of tobacco leaf, cedar, cherry, currants and spice, this medium to full-bodied beauty is seamless, impeccably balanced and has a great finish. It's one of those wines that grows on you with time in the glass, and while I thought it would need cellaring when I tasted it from barrel, it's already drinking beautifully. Nevertheless, it should be at its finest from 2022-2040.

The elegant 2013 Harrison Hill is reminiscent of lighter weight Chateau Margaux with its beautiful aromatics of tobacco leaf, sandalwood, lead pencil and black cherries. These give way to a medium to full-bodied, supple, seamlessly textured 2013 that has sweet tannin, no hard edges, and beautiful purity and focus in the finish. It's already approachable, but will evolve gracefully on its balance and overall harmony.