93 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2018 Zachary's Ladder is a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blend that includes 15% Syrah and 5% Petit Verdot. It offers loads of darker fruits as well as notes of peppery herbs, violets, and spring flowers. It has a kiss of classy oak, is medium to full-bodied, and has a plush, mouth-filling texture. As with all of Chris’s wines, it brings the richness and texture yet stays beautifully balanced. (5/6/21)"
92 points/'Editors' Choice,' Wine Enthusiast: "[$35 list] It seems that 2018 was a bountiful vintage, and this wine offers its cornucopia of fruit. Cherry- and raspberry-gummy aromas are followed by plump, rounded fruit flavors that show impressive depth, layering and plenty of structure to support it all. (Dec 2020)"
92 points Wine Spectator: "This broad-shouldered red offers both chutzpah and style. The backbone shows a density that's typical of Red Mountain, suggesting time in the cellar, yet there’s just enough rich blackberry, cedar and mineral accents to make this approachable. Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2027. 1,100 cases made. (2021)"
91 points Stephen Tanzer (Vinous): "Saturated bright ruby. Very dark, youthfully subdued scents of cassis, blackberry, black cherry, licorice and violet. Plush, pliant black fruit, spice and licorice flavors display lovely give and inner-mouth savory complexity. Broader and sweeter than The Old Scratch, and denser on the back end. Tannins are granular and serious but nicely buffered. This is riper and more refined than the 2017 version and a very good value. Drink: 2021-2028. (Dec 2020)"
90 points Anthony Mueller (Wine Advocate): "A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Zachary's Ladder begins with a fruit-forward and juicy nose with subtle hints of Christmas spice. Full-bodied, the palate is generously layered, offering a kiss of residual sugar with firm tannins and elements of dusty chocolate. It ends with a long, lingering finish with a sensation of elevated alcohol in the esophagus. 12,000 bottles were made. This will be perfect with rare steak. Drink: 2021-2026. (Oct 2021)"
92 points/'Editors' Choice,' Wine Enthusiast: "[$35 list] It seems that 2018 was a bountiful vintage, and this wine offers its cornucopia of fruit. Cherry- and raspberry-gummy aromas are followed by plump, rounded fruit flavors that show impressive depth, layering and plenty of structure to support it all. (Dec 2020)"
92 points Wine Spectator: "This broad-shouldered red offers both chutzpah and style. The backbone shows a density that's typical of Red Mountain, suggesting time in the cellar, yet there’s just enough rich blackberry, cedar and mineral accents to make this approachable. Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2027. 1,100 cases made. (2021)"
91 points Stephen Tanzer (Vinous): "Saturated bright ruby. Very dark, youthfully subdued scents of cassis, blackberry, black cherry, licorice and violet. Plush, pliant black fruit, spice and licorice flavors display lovely give and inner-mouth savory complexity. Broader and sweeter than The Old Scratch, and denser on the back end. Tannins are granular and serious but nicely buffered. This is riper and more refined than the 2017 version and a very good value. Drink: 2021-2028. (Dec 2020)"
90 points Anthony Mueller (Wine Advocate): "A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah and 5% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Zachary's Ladder begins with a fruit-forward and juicy nose with subtle hints of Christmas spice. Full-bodied, the palate is generously layered, offering a kiss of residual sugar with firm tannins and elements of dusty chocolate. It ends with a long, lingering finish with a sensation of elevated alcohol in the esophagus. 12,000 bottles were made. This will be perfect with rare steak. Drink: 2021-2026. (Oct 2021)"
| Product SKU | 347575 |
| Producer | Gorman |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Washington |
| SubRegion | Red Mountain |
| Varietal | Other Red Blends |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| Blend | 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah, 5% Petit Verdot |
| ABV | 14.9% |
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