Klipsun Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, braised beef short ribs
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from one of Washington State's most revered and formidable sites, the Kerloo Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon from Klipsun Vineyard showcases the dramatic terroir of the Red Mountain AVA. Established in 1982, Klipsun Vineyard is legendary for its harsh, wind-swept desert conditions and high-calcium soils, which force the vines to struggle, yielding tiny berries with exceptionally thick skins. Winemaker Ryan Crane masterfully coaxes elegance from this notoriously powerful fruit. By employing low-intervention cellar practices, Kerloo tames the fierce, structural tannins characteristic of Klipsun, resulting in a Cabernet Sauvignon of immense depth, balancing intense dark fruit with savory earth, crushed rock minerality, and a refined, age-worthy structure.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 2007 by winemaker Ryan Crane, Kerloo Cellars takes its name from the echoing call of the sandhill crane, symbolizing Crane's calling to craft authentic, terroir-driven Washington State wines. After studying viticulture and enology in Walla Walla and honing his cellar craft at Forgeron Cellars and Va Piano Vineyards, Crane built Kerloo around meticulous fruit sourcing from esteemed, sustainably farmed vineyard sites spanning the Walla Walla Valley, Yakima Valley, and Columbia Gorge. His cellaring philosophy prioritizes minimal intervention, foot-treading, native fermentations, neutral oak, and concrete maturation to highlight purity of site and varietal transparency. Kerloo built a devoted following for its cool-climate Rhone-style expressions and vibrant single-vineyard bottlings, including Celilo Vineyard Chardonnay, Boushey Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc, and single-site Grenache, Syrah, and Grenache Rosé from benchmark crus like Upland and Painted Hills.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon