A beautiful ruby color, this wine is very fruity with lots of plum and just a hint of characteristic Red Mountain minerality. It is exceptionally smooth with a slight texture of tannin on the back. This wine is a real Cab crowd pleaser!
As much as possible, winemakers Tim and Kelly Hightower take a non-interventionist approach to winemaking. They place great emphasis on vineyard selection, picking, pressing, and blending so that Hightower wines are naturally beautiful and free from pretense. They let the powerful and concentrated fruit from Red Mountain speak for itself. The result is a collection of well-balanced, nuanced wines that reveal something new and interesting each time you open a bottle.
"Notes of sage, blackcurrant leaves, black cherries and espresso notes here. Walnuts, too. Compact, with a full body, polished tannins and excellent density. Drink or hold."
- James Suckling (May 2023), 91 pts
- James Suckling (February 2022), 91 pts
"Structured and tightly focused, with dense currant and black olive flavors, laced with stony minerality and built toward fine-grained tannins. Best from 2021 through 2028. 686 cases made. - TF"
- Wine Spectator (May 2020), 90 pts
- James Suckling (June 2021), 90 pts
Tim and Kelly Hightower founded Hightower Cellars in 1997 in Woodinville, Washington with this simple philosophy. With their grape supply primarily coming from Red Mountain, the husband and wife co-winemaking ...
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