Tasting Notes: A deep, inky purple color with enticing , juicy aromas of blackberry bramble gone wild. This round, softly-structured wine has concentrated blackberry and summer raspberry flavors is balanced by sweet oak, cocoa, and a hint of spearmint for a rich, intense mouth feel and a lingering finish. Winemaker's Notes: This year our Washington Cabernet is once again layered with a blend of varietals as well as vineyards. The Cabernet Sauvignon component of the blend is 56% Milbrandt Sundance Vineyard on the Wahluke Slope, 32% from the Goose Ridge Vineyard. Once again we have included some Syrah in the blend, 6% from Goose Ridge Vineyard in the lower Yakima Valley and 6% from Milbrant's Sundance Vineyard. The individual lots were fermented separately using D254 yeast to emphasize the varietal characteristics and structure of the various lots. After fermentation the wine was put into French oak barrels (30% new) for about 10 months before bottling in October of 2007. 6000 cases made.

Wine maker notes

Powers Wines During 1992, production of the Powers label wines began. Bottling under the Powers Winery label allows us to produce high quality wines made from vineyard sources other than our organic vineyard. We have sought out the best growers to take the fullest advantage of the various microclimates found throughout the Columbia Valley. Each year, Bill works closely with these grape growers to ensure we will receive the highest quality fruit with the best potential to make wine worthy of the consistent excellence we have come to expect from Powers Winery. Powers wines have been recognized by such notables as the Wine Spectator, which has referred to the winery as a "rising star", and recently Wine Enthusiast named Powers Winery as one of the "50 Great U.S. Cabernet Producers."