Spring Valley Frederick Proprietary Red 2014
Hey, you! Big $125 Napa Valley! Come on over here and meet your competition: a leviathan-sized, muscular and thrilling Washington State Cabernet-based blend with a 94-POINT score from Wine Spectator and their #39 in the 2017 TOP 100...for a jaw-dropping $35!!!
Wow! This is really a blast from the past! Back in 2012 we offered a vintage of this wine to CRAZY, rave reviews from you all, and it has taken us 6 years to even get enough to do another offer -- this wine is HOT! But we have it! 94 points, dark and muscular, deep, rich Bordeaux-styled blend from this family-owned producer --- if you like them POWERFUL, you MUST get a few of these bad boys...it’s an outrageous over-deliverer, we promise!! So stoked to have this in the house again!
Blackberry pie, dark cocoa powder, licorice, an almost “Rutherford Dust”-like note, tapenade and sweet baking spices, dark as the night and powerful as all get out. WOW! While it lasts…!
Technical Details
Country: United StatesRegion: Washington
Appellation: Columbia Valley
Blend: 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Cabernet Franc, 13% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 3% Malbec
Varietal: Bordeaux Blends
Vineyard: 100% Spring Valley Vineyard Estate
Winemaker: Serge Laville
Farming: Every grape is tended by hand, including crop thinning, leaf pulling, harvesting as well as hand-burying individual canes for winter
Aging/Cooperage: 20 months in 100% French oak, 50% new
Harvest Date: 2nd week of September
Alcohol: 14.50%
PH: 3.96
TA: .54g/100mLs
About The Producer
The land that the Corkrum, Derby, and Elvin families farm today is rich with history dating back to the mid 1800’s, when current vineyard owner Shari Corkrum Derby’s grandfather Uriah Corkrum began farming in the area.
Uriah experienced success farming in the 1880’s but unfortunately lost everything in the first great depression of 1893. He persevered though and acquired the land now known as Spring Valley in 1910.
In 1993, Shari and Dean Derby planted the first grapes at Spring
Valley. The first vintage of Estate grown and bottled Spring Valley
Vineyard wines were produced with the 1999 vintage. The Derbys’ son
Devin Corkrum Derby served as winemaker until his untimely death in
2004. Devin’s assistant and friend Serge Laville took over as winemaker
and continues the legacy of Spring Valley Vineyard.
Pairing Suggestions
Beef, Pasta, Veal or Poultry
Don't miss out on up to
Off Great Wines
Your daily purveyor of fine wines.
We’re wine drinkers, collectors, and part of the global wine trade. Mostly, we are totally stoked to bring you incredible juice at the best prices we can possibly obtain, every day.
Sign Up for FREE