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Blackboard is the second label from Matthews, the Woodinville, Washington winery, made from Columbia Valley fruit. The 2020 blends 63 percent Cabernet Sauvignon with 34 percent Merlot and 3 percent Petit Verdot at 14.5 percent alcohol, and James Suckling gave it 91 points. The value math is simple: supple tannins, real density, and a level of polish Napa charges twice as much for. Columbia Valley’s warm days and cold nights ripen the fruit and save the acid. Steak night, sorted.