2018 Mark Ryan Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Dead Horse’ Red Mountain Washington State

WSI94 JD95 The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Dead Horse (95% Cabernet, 5% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot) shows the pure, elegant, clean style of the estate nicely, and it benefits beautifully from time in the glass. Lots of dark, smoky currant fruits as well as tobacco, gravelly earth, and chocolate notes emerge from this medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated, yet elegant and balanced beauty that will evolve for 15 years or more.
Estate Notes: DEAD HORSE is one of our two original labels that began in 1999. Our first vintage was sourced from Ciel du Cheval, which translates to Horse in the Sky or Horse Heaven. The name just seemed extremely appropriate to Mark (although not everyone agreed in the early days, it’s worked out pretty well).