The General Caberent Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted lamb chops, braised beef short ribs
✨ Technical Specifications
Kerloo Cellars' 'The General' Cabernet Sauvignon represents a bold, structured expression of Washington State Cabernet, typically sourced from premier Columbia Valley vineyards. Winemaker Ryan Crane applies a low-intervention philosophy to this cuvée, utilizing native yeast fermentation and aging in French oak barrels to preserve the intense dark fruit character, refined tannins, and distinct minerality characteristic of the region's volcanic soils. The name 'The General' pays homage to a sense of leadership, structure, and commanding presence, mirroring the wine's powerful yet sophisticated profile. It showcases the capability of Washington terroir to produce Cabernet Sauvignon with both New World fruit intensity and Old World structural elegance.
🍾 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