Wine Review - 2006 Columbia Crest H3 Horse Heaven Hills Washington Cabernet Sauvignon

So I’ve decided to do something productive with the blog, and really try to review the wines and beers I come by. Yes, I’ve said this before but maybe now I’ll have some better motivation and keep it going a little longer.

Let’s start with a wine I tried a few weeks ago:

2006 Columbia Crest H3 Horse Heaven Hills Washington Cabernet Sauvignon

The link and the picture of the bottle are the 2005, but you get my drift…

So I thought the nose on this one seemed kind of sweet-smelling and reminded me of one of those potpourri air fresheners from Glade that are better than the stink, but not great. Kind of dirty-smelling, too.

The taste to me was a little bitter at the beginning and really bitter on the aftertaste. Kind of made my tongue tingle a little bit. It tasted a little bit like some chocolate raspberry was in there, but not much.

In general, I don’t think I would try again. And my research after drinking it leads me to believe this one would be better to drink in a few years. With 298374289374928 or so wines out there, I doubt I’ll get back around to purchasing another bottle to wait on.

I give it - on my totally unscientific scale - an 85.