93
points
Seven Hills 2007 Klipson Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon (Red Mountain)
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$32
This 100% Cabernet, from the iconic Klipsun vineyard, has been sourced from the original 1989 planting since the first crop, making Seven Hills Klipsun’s longest standing customer. This offers deep cassis, mineral, and earth flavors, powerful and dense. The Seven Hills style, ordinarily restrained and elegant, suits this vineyard especially well, as it reins in the…
— P.G.
(9/1/2010)
93
points
Seven Hills 2006 Pentad Red Wine (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
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$50
Dark, bold, and full-bodied, this is the perfect embodiment of power and breed in a full-on (five grape) Bordeaux blend. Boysenberry, cassis, plenty of acidity—the nose promises a great deal, though it is reticent in the mouth, and fairly acidic. This is a wine to lay down and enjoy in a decade.
— P.G.
(9/1/2010)
93
points
Seven Hills 1998 Walla Walla Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Walla Walla Valley (WA))
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$32
Were this from a more prestigious winery it would command a considerably higher price, but evaluated on its own merits it is a stunning success. There is a vivid, broad middle palate of black cherry, cassis and plum; a fine acid structure, and hard, stiff tannins. But there is also an elegant complexity, highlighted with flavors of earth and iron, that comes from…
— P.G.
(6/1/2001)
93
points
Seven Hills 2008 Seven Hills Vineyard Merlot (Walla Walla Valley)
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$28
Right out of the chute this has sappy, delicious black cherry fruit, accented with scents of tobacco and graphite. Streaks of ash and more juicy berries fill the middle, as it unfolds into a taut, sculpted finish. A classical style from a vintage that favors it; accessible, yet built for cellaring.
— P.G.
(7/1/2011)