Spice Cabinet Vineyard Reserve Malbec
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–10 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, strong blue cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Spice Cabinet Vineyard, nestled in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA of Washington State, is a prized estate parcel for Columbia Crest. Sloping gently toward the Columbia River, this unique vineyard benefits from a warm microclimate, cooling river breezes, and quick-draining soils that stress the vines, resulting in small, concentrated berries. The vineyard earned its evocative name from the distinctive, exotic spice notes—such as clove, anise, and cracked black pepper—that the terroir naturally imparts to the grapes. This Reserve Malbec showcases the grape's expressive Washington profile, combining intense dark fruit flavors with the signature herbal complexity of the site. It is typically fermented in small lots and aged in select oak barrels to refine its velvety tannins and rich, robust structure.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1983 in Paterson along the sun-drenched banks of the Columbia River, Columbia Crest has played a pivotal role in establishing Washington State as a premier world-class wine region. Situated in the heart of the Columbia Valley and Horse Heaven Hills, the estate benefits from ideal growing conditions characterized by warm diurnal shifts and well-draining soils. The winery focuses on precision viticulture and modern cellar craft to produce wines of remarkable consistency, depth, and accessibility. Columbia Crest is celebrated for its rich, structured Cabernet Sauvignon, plush Merlot, and vibrant Chardonnay, featured prominently across acclaimed ranges such as Grand Estates, H3, and the flagship Walter Clore Private Reserve.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Malbec
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.0-15.0%