Pretty similar to my first taste of this four years ago; lots of strawberry, but more depth and structure with currant and leather notes. Drinks well today.
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This had a very nice bouquet with dark cherry, currant, dried herbs and sweet cured tobacco. The palate featured lively, juicy dark fruit with more herbs and tobacco. Tasty and very nicely structured and balanced. Excellent.
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Lovely wine. Drinking really well. Decanted and consumed with a steak. Lovely Cab Franc nose, lots of dark cherry, currant, tobacco and hints of green pepper. Dark, ripe and sweet. Same on the palate, more currant and dark cherry, lovely balance, really juicy and drinkable with soft dry tannins and nice dark fruit acidity. WA Cab Francs are some of the most glugable wines I have had. Really good. Sorry its my last bottle.
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Interesting - without looking at the prior tasting note from 18 month ago, I had with grilled lamb chops the same as 18 months ago...
Also interestingly, this wine had not changed that much.This one had a whiff of volatile acidity, but that soon blew off. Lots of dark fruit, tobacco and slightly herbal notes on the nose - still think there must be lots of cab franc in here. Lovely sweet fruit, ripe midpalate with juicy acidity and soft dry tannins. Very nice.
Not quite as structured or obviously rich in the midpalate as the Ciel du Cheval yesterday, but this is a very nicely constructed wine.
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This wine has improved over the past year or so with some of the jamminess dropping away. It does not have the complexity to warrant a higher score from me but is certainly a fine drink.
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As noted by previous tasters this wine needs some short-term time to integrate. It is very primary, with the cab franc dominating the blend with blueberry aromas and jammy raspberry and spices in the middle. Finishes with more spice. Upon opening it smelled like zin but changed after 30 minutes in the decanter. Not very complex but a nice everyday drinker.
Background info on the wine: 43% Cabernet Franc, 29% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot. Aged in about 40% new barrels, including a bit of American oak.
[$20; 14.4% alcohol; Decanted 30 minutes]
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A day of Washington releases: Cadence, DeLille and Ross Andrew (Seattle, WA, USA): This is a second label for Cadence that is meant to be fairly approachable. 43% Cabernet Franc, 29% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot from a variety of vineyards. The nose screams of blueberry and vanilla with some herbal influence. The palate is better, more serious, somewhat savory. Give this 6-12 months to burn off some sugar and then chug away.
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A very nice red blend. I liked this one better than the Three Legged Red and the Trutina. Starts sweet and fruity and gained structure and complexity on the second day. Much softer than some cabernet sauvignon based blends.
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Tasted on 9/10 and 9/11. Initially very sweet on both the nose and palate, full of black cherry and blackberry fruit. The predominant grape (Cab Franc) is very evident on the nose. Lovely well balanced palate with fine tannins and juicy acidity - good long cherry finish. Not overly complex but a really nice drinking wine - went great with some grilled lamb chops.
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Tasted at McCarthy & Schiering with Ben Smith pouring. At first I found this to be sweetish-simple and a touch cloying. However, with 30 minutes of air this improved quite a bit, showing a vegetal, wild element on the nose. On the palate this was still quite ripe with a sappy sweetness yet with a broad, structured palate. The tannins here were a bit chalky and drying, but I enjoyed this.
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3/21/2009 - CP wrote: 90 Points
Pretty similar to my first taste of this four years ago; lots of strawberry, but more depth and structure with currant and leather notes. Drinks well today.
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8/2/2008 - norsktorsk wrote: 93 Points
This was at peak. Deep and rich with lots of fruit. cigar box nose.
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2/22/2008 - greenblanket wrote:
This had a very nice bouquet with dark cherry, currant, dried herbs and sweet cured tobacco. The palate featured lively, juicy dark fruit with more herbs and tobacco. Tasty and very nicely structured and balanced. Excellent.
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1/27/2007 - thebonnydooner wrote: 90 Points
Lovely wine. Drinking really well. Decanted and consumed with a steak. Lovely Cab Franc nose, lots of dark cherry, currant, tobacco and hints of green pepper. Dark, ripe and sweet. Same on the palate, more currant and dark cherry, lovely balance, really juicy and drinkable with soft dry tannins and nice dark fruit acidity. WA Cab Francs are some of the most glugable wines I have had. Really good. Sorry its my last bottle.
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3/31/2006 - thebonnydooner wrote: 89 Points
Interesting - without looking at the prior tasting note from 18 month ago, I had with grilled lamb chops the same as 18 months ago...
Also interestingly, this wine had not changed that much.This one had a whiff of volatile acidity, but that soon blew off. Lots of dark fruit, tobacco and slightly herbal notes on the nose - still think there must be lots of cab franc in here. Lovely sweet fruit, ripe midpalate with juicy acidity and soft dry tannins. Very nice.
Not quite as structured or obviously rich in the midpalate as the Ciel du Cheval yesterday, but this is a very nicely constructed wine.
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12/20/2005 - Winetex wrote: flawed
Corked.
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9/29/2005 - Winetex wrote: 89 Points
This wine has improved over the past year or so with some of the jamminess dropping away. It does not have the complexity to warrant a higher score from me but is certainly a fine drink.
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9/26/2005 - rumpole wrote:
Not complex, but easy drinking red blend. A good choice for BBQ steak.
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1/15/2005 - Winetex wrote: 89 Points
As noted by previous tasters this wine needs some short-term time to integrate. It is very primary, with the cab franc dominating the blend with blueberry aromas and jammy raspberry and spices in the middle. Finishes with more spice. Upon opening it smelled like zin but changed after 30 minutes in the decanter. Not very complex but a nice everyday drinker.
Background info on the wine: 43% Cabernet Franc, 29% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot. Aged in about 40% new barrels, including a bit of American oak.
[$20; 14.4% alcohol; Decanted 30 minutes]
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11/6/2004 - Eric wrote: 86 Points
A day of Washington releases: Cadence, DeLille and Ross Andrew (Seattle, WA, USA): This is a second label for Cadence that is meant to be fairly approachable. 43% Cabernet Franc, 29% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot from a variety of vineyards. The nose screams of blueberry and vanilla with some herbal influence. The palate is better, more serious, somewhat savory. Give this 6-12 months to burn off some sugar and then chug away.
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9/11/2004 - SGates wrote: 88 Points
A very nice red blend. I liked this one better than the Three Legged Red and the Trutina. Starts sweet and fruity and gained structure and complexity on the second day. Much softer than some cabernet sauvignon based blends.
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9/11/2004 - thebonnydooner wrote: 89 Points
Tasted on 9/10 and 9/11. Initially very sweet on both the nose and palate, full of black cherry and blackberry fruit. The predominant grape (Cab Franc) is very evident on the nose. Lovely well balanced palate with fine tannins and juicy acidity - good long cherry finish. Not overly complex but a really nice drinking wine - went great with some grilled lamb chops.
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8/14/2004 - Eric wrote: 86 Points
Tasted at McCarthy & Schiering with Ben Smith pouring. At first I found this to be sweetish-simple and a touch cloying. However, with 30 minutes of air this improved quite a bit, showing a vegetal, wild element on the nose. On the palate this was still quite ripe with a sappy sweetness yet with a broad, structured palate. The tannins here were a bit chalky and drying, but I enjoyed this.
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