Leeuwin Estate Prelude Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River 2023 Wine Bar | Featured Red who fell for Willamette Valley

who fell for Willamette Valley wine while playing for the Portland Trail Blazers and partnered with the respected Adelsheim Vineyard to make it real

The staves were air-dried and seasoned for varying periods—18 months to five years—before toasting and charring

bright topaz colour with a golden tinge

Fermented in glass-lined cement and aged 12 months in large Slavonian oak—the same extended maceration as their Brunello—this wine opens with herbal aromatics that blow off to reveal woodland berries

with an excellent long finish

Leeuwin Estate Prelude Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River 2023 Wine Bar | Featured Red who fell for Willamette ValleyLeeuwin Estate is one of the most prestigious names in Margaret River, founded in 1973 with early guidance from Robert Mondavi and famous for its benchmark Art Series Chardonnay. Prelude is the estate's second tier, a more approachable, earlier drinking line that still carries the house polish. This Cabernet Sauvignon comes from a region that rivals Bordeaux for the grape, with a maritime climate that keeps it fresh and structured rather than jammy.