2021 Rainmaker Cabernet Sauvignon
Tasting notes
2021 Rainmaker leads with aromas of black cherry, blueberry, cigar box, Asian spice, vanilla, and mineral leading to flavors of blackberry, roasted herbs, mint, cedar and mocha framed by fine, silky tannins. Elegant in its youth, this beauty will deepen and evolve with cellar time. Make it rain!
Food pairing: Roasted maitake shepherd’s pie or roasted beef tenderloin au poivre
Movie pairing: Rainman or Singin’ in the Rain, depending on your jam
FOUNDERS’ NOTES:
Rainmaker began life as a wine club offering in 2010. It has evolved to become our most fruit forward cabernet sauvignon, blended with malbec. The Yakima Valley is the source for all the fruit in this cuvée, most often it is from Olsen's extraordinary vineyards just west of Red Mountain. We named this wine Rainmaker during a conversation about what it means to be running a business with Chris's Dad. We poured the 93 point 2013 at Wine Spectator's New York Wine Experience in 2017. We were at a booth between Chateaux Margaux, Lynch Bages and Mouton Rothchild. We belonged there.
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| Vintage | 2021 |
| Varietal | Cabernet Sauvignon |
| Varietal Composition | 88% Cabernet Sauvignon,
12% Malbec |
| Appellation | Yakima Valley |
| Vineyard | Olsen CS 88%, Kilipsun Malbec 12% |
| Acid | 0.49 g/100 mL |
| PH | 4.10 |
| Aging | Aged in 78% new French oak.Bottled at 18 months post cross flow filtration 7/23. |
| Fermentation | Maximum temp. 91° F. |
| Residual Sugar | 0.01 g/100 mL |
| Alcohol | 14.50% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Bottling Date | 07/20/2023 |
| Cases Produced | 337 |
| Country of Origin | UNITED STATES |
| State of Origin | Washington |
| Artificially Carbonated | No |
| Sparkling Wine | No |
"The 2021 Sparkman ‘Rainmaker’ comes from the Olsen Vineyard in the Yakima Valley. It comes off very savory on the palate with bay leaf and garrigue notes alongside shades of black raspberry and copious minerals. Medium to full-bodied and full of mouth-watering acidity, enjoy now and over the next fifteen plus years. Drink 2025-2040"
94 points Owen Bargreen
"Beautiful nose, offering ripe blueberries and blackberries, layered with violets and hints of graphite and iodine. Polished and fleshy with medium to full body and a silky, fluid texture. Very refined and delicious. Drink or hold."
93 points James Suckling
