Untold Story is our homage to these vinous trailblazers. It’s their spirit that drives us, their example of looking past what’s normal to find what might be possible. One of the most exciting cuvées that we blend each year, Untold Story incorporates a wider range of barrels and varietal combinations than any of our other wines. But the goal is simple: to make a wine that embodies Washington at its most delicious: vibrant fruit, mouthwatering freshness, beautiful texture, and savory complexity.
Brilliant and pure-colored, the aromas of the 2019 Rosé Caché are apparent the moment it’s poured. Flinty minerality, ruby red grapefruit, apricots, and green tropical fruits explode from the glass. The palate balances rich texture with mouthwatering acidity, offering fresh melon and rainier cherry. The finish, bracing and lengthy, is full of fresh-ground white pepper, fruit pith, and mouthwatering salinity.
A delicate yellow color with a hint of green suggests a vintage with good ripeness but good freshness. Fresh pineapple, yellow peach, litchi and a hint of gunsmoke greet the nose. Ripe orchard fruits are revealed on a medium-bodied palate that has lovely linearity and tension. The wine is poised and balanced, with a great combination of ripeness and mineral tension. Maturation in oak has resulted in characters of warm toasted brioche and roasted almonds, and the maturation on fermentation lees has given a creamy integration to all the flavor components.
"Its inky purple color is followed by a terrific nose of black and blue fruits, graphite, tobacco, and leafy herbs. Medium to full-bodied, with good acidity and building structure, it’s another incredibly impressive, pure, balanced wine."
94-96+ Points - Jeb Dunnuck 95 Points - Robert Parker 95-96 Points - James Suckling
"This medium to full-bodied, pure, polished wine has classic notes of smoked black cherries, pencil lead, graphite, and earth. It’s beautifully balanced."
92-94 Points - Jeb Dunnuck 94 Points - Robert Parker 94-95 Points - James Suckling
