Expect black currant, dark cherry, cedar, graphite, and dried herb with full body and structured tannins. Red Mountain fruit is known for concentrated structure and grippy tannins. The 2014 Washington vintage was excellent.
- Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant Bordeaux blend (typically with Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot)
- Region
- USA / Washington / Columbia Valley / Red Mountain
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, single-vineyard, structured, age-worthy
The producer
Seven Hills Winery was founded in 1988 in Walla Walla and is one of the AVA's foundational producers. The Ciel du Cheval Vineyard is one of Washington's most acclaimed sites, planted in 1975 on Red Mountain — Washington's warmest AVA. Multiple top producers receive Ciel du Cheval allocations.
What critics say
Seven Hills' Ciel du Cheval bottlings receive consistently strong reviews as benchmark expressions of one of Washington's most prestigious vineyard sites.
Pairing
Grilled ribeye, herb-crusted rack of lamb, lamb shank