Experience Cellar Beast's 2021 Dark Angel, a Yakima Valley Carménère (94%) and Petit Verdot (6%) blend. Aged 16 months in French oak, it boasts deep violet hues and complex aromas of smoky hatch chilies, grilled poblano peppers, violets, and sage butter. With a 97-point Double Gold award, this wine offers a rich, layered palate.
ABV: 13.7
ML: 750
AVA: Yakima Valley, WA
Oaking/Aging: Aged for 16 months in 20% New French Oak and 80% Neutral French Oak
Awards:
Double Gold - 97pts - Sunset International Wine Comp. - Sonoma
Double Gold - Concours d’vin (presented by Sommcon) San Diego
Double Gold - 92pts - American Fine Wine Competition
Single-Vineyard Origin: Sourced exclusively from Pontin del Roza Vineyard in Yakima Valley, showcasing unique terroir.
Balanced Oak Influence: Aged 16 months in 20% new and 80% neutral French oak, adding depth without overpowering.
Aging Potential: Structured to evolve gracefully over time, rewarding patience with enhanced complexity.
Dijon and Herb-Crusted Rack of Lamb: Complements the wine's earthy and spicy notes.
Grilled Portobello Mushrooms: Enhances the umami flavors, matching the wine's depth.
Smoked Gouda Cheese: Pairs well with the wine's smoky characteristics.
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Winemaker: Matt Check, Head Winemaker
Winemaker's Notes: The Dark Angel is the epitome of what spurred my winemaking career. Highlighting the Carménère grape has always been a focus of my style as I believe it to be one of the most expressive varieties and I truly appreciate its ability to age for a long time and gracefully become even more special with every year in the bottle. One of the greatest parts of the Dark Angel program is the source, Pontin del Roza Vineyard. This vineyard is a great showing of how relationships are the key to the amazing sources we get to make our wonderful wines from.
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The Dark Angel is a single vineyard sourced, age-worthy wine from the Pontin del Roza vineyard in the heart of Yakima Valley wine region near Prosser, WA, just west of Walla Walla. The Pontin del Roza vineyard is 100% dedicated to Cellar Beast Winehouse. Year to year this wine is specially blended with Carménère being the primary wine grape variety and Petit Verdot has the supporting blending role bringing out more earthy notes, black fruits, and dark chocolate. The distinct variety Carménère was an original varietal wine of Bordeaux until a phylloxera epidemic in the 19th century, when it was lost to Europe and later rediscovered in the South American country side at harvest time after a case of mistaken identity. Today, Carménère flourishes in the Colchagua Valley and the Rapel Valley of Chile, as the Chilean wine industry is now the largest producer of this distinct variety


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