The Barrel Select Cab is made entirely from Hillside Vineyard fruit (located on the Oregon side of the Columbia Valley AVA). The vineyard has stunning views of mighty Mt. Hood and the Columbia River. It is fairly steeply sloped and it is home to a number of different grape varieties—in fact, cab may not even be its best one!

The 2007 Barrel Select Cab is a plushly textured mix of berries, tobacco, mocha and eucalyptus. It makes a fine foil for braises and grilled meats, and is surprisingly chocolate friendly, too. It's drinking wonderfully now, but will certainly evolve over the next 10 years.

72 cases produced

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Beacon Wine & Spirits for $38.99/bottle

Compared to the dewy Willamette Valley, Oregon's portion of the Columbia Valley AVA—a rarity among appellations because it crosses state lines—is practically a desert more closely resembling Eastern Washington than its pinot-centric and most well-known wine region.

THE OREGON INTRO WILL COME SHORTLY!