The impressive 2012 Long Shadows 'Feather' is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon made from esteemed winemaker Randy Dunn of Dunn Vineyards in Napa Valley. As this opens in the glass, it unleashes perfumed aromatics of fresh black cherry and dark fruits, as well as anise and oak on the intoxicating nose. Somewhat of a backwards wine, currently the palate is a bit shut down with flavors of anise, black cherry, blackberry and moderate tannins with a brilliant acid backbone. Try to drink this one in 2017 until 2025, as this Cabernet needs time for the fruit to integrate and the tannins to mellow. The wine is reminiscent of the 2007 Feather, which took a few years to be fully expressive.(Best 2017-2025) - July, 2015 (OB)
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Wine Specifications
- Report Date: July, 2015
- Producer: Long Shadows
- Vintage: 2012
- Drinking Window: 2017-2025
- Estimated Value: $60
- Country: United States
- Region: Washington State
- Appellation: Columbia Valley
- Importer: NA