Feather Non Vintage

2020 2020 Feather

$75.00 / Bottle Purchase
  • Winemaker Gilles Nicault
  • Appellation Columbia Valley
  • Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon

Originally crafted in collaboration with renowned Napa Valley vintner Randy Dunn, this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon is produced by Long Shadows’ Director of Winemaking, Gilles Nicault.


Tasting Notes:

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One of our finest Feather bottlings to date, this is a sophisticated wine, opaque in color with enticing aromas and flavors. Dark earth and oak spice are woven throughout a generous core of black fruit. On the palate, blackberry jam and graphite mingle beautifully with an underlining richness that lifts the wine’s overall impression and provides a lush and textured finish.

98 Points

Instantly impressive, the 2020 Feather Cabernet Sauvignon opens to silky, fresh and fleshy dark red and black fruit tones with picturesque rich and ripe notions that sashay out of the glass with elegance, power and precision. Medium to full-bodied, the Cabernet shows incredible depth and breadth with succulent acidity and fine-grained tannins. This will have no trouble aging past its 20th birthday. World-class and devastatingly beautiful, the wine continues to somersault across the ever-evolving finish, and it will undoubtedly be well received upon its release later this year. Mark your calendar now, and run, don’t walk to add this to your cellar.

— Wine Advocate
96 Points

Blackcurrants, chalky minerality, and subtle floral notes all emerge from the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Feather, which is made by Randy Dunn and sourced from the Weinbau, Dionysus, Bacchus, Sagemoor, and The Benches vineyards. With medium to full-bodied richness as well as fine tannins, it’s a more elegant, streamlined Cabernet than past vintages yet shines for its purity and balance. It’s beautifully done and should have two decades of longevity.

— Jeb Dunnuck
96 Points

This is simply stunning, a Vega-style display of fruits and flowers, spices and barrel toast. Somehow it is silky, savory, textured and lush all at once. The flavors fun through a long finish like threads in a shawl, and trying to untangle them is an impossible challenge. This wine is inescapably delicious, beautifully focused, and surely destined to be long lived.

— Paul Gregutt
95 Points

What a classic Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine’s aromas begin with black currants and meat on a grill, then end with notes of cigar box, graphite and leather. Flavors like black cherry and mocha latte coat the palate. The Feather combines mouthwatering acidity with husky tannins. Cellar Selection.

— Wine Enthusiast
94 Points

The 2020 Feather, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, is vibrant in the glass, with a gorgeous and perfumed blend of bright cherries, sage and exotic spice. It coasts across the palate, energetic and sleek, with silky textures and polished red berry fruits. Tactile mineral tones mingle with edgy tannins, yet the mouth is left watering for more. This finishes lightly structured, with a pleasant bitter twang.

— Vinous
94 Points

Notes of ripe blackcurrants, cherry chocolate, mocha, crushed walnuts and stones. Medium to full-bodied with a meaty structure and a dense array of velvety tannins expanding on the palate, carrying the dark fruit through the lingering, chocolatey finish. Very attractive and well made.

— James Suckling
94 Points

100% varietal, fruit for this outrageously delicious wine comes from Weinbau, Dionysus, Bacchus, and Sonnet vineyards. Aged 22 months in French oak (85% new), it's aromatically expressive, with notes of black currant, blackberry, bittersweet chocolate, coffee, and cedar. Full-bodied, luscious, ripe, layered dark fruit flavors follow, mixing fruit and barrel. The tannin integration is exceptional. A warm finish caps it off. It's a hedonistic delight.

— Sean Sullivan
Varietal Composition 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
PH 3.92
Acid .55g/100ml
Alcohol 14.9%

Vineyards

The 2020 Feather combines three distinct Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon growing regions to create a complex, layered wine. Weinbau (Wahluke Slope) gives Feather its texture and backbone. Dionysus Vineyard (White Bluffs) brings dark fruit. Bacchus and Sagemoor vineyards (White Bluffs) add elegance and lush, dark character. Sonnet Vineyard (Horse Heaven Hills) contributes to the wine’s silky texture and appealing earthiness.

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