Night 1 - PnP. Very thin and acidic with no fruit and non-existent finish. Only drank 1/2 glass. Corked bottle to revisit next day hoping for improvement. If ranking on night 1, would have given a 78.
Night 2 - Definitely better than night 1. Fleshed out some although no complexity and the finish is very short. Some eucalyptus and cassis on the palate.
Drink up - don't think this is getting any better. Not a great experience for my first Cadence after reading so many great things about them. I think this wine is past its prime. Will try some other wines and hope for better.
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Was very excited to try this as I have always heard great things about Cadence wines but this wine is on the downhill slide as the fruit is almost non existent. All of the other elements of a good wine are present, hope my remaining bottles are better. Drink now!
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Medium ruby, lighter in color than I anticipated. Cherry and baking spices on the nose. Notes of cherry, plum, baking spices and hints of vanilla, cedar, leather and brine. Agree with prior tasters that this needs a modest decant or a bit of time in the glass to open up. Very nice.
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Decanted a little longer than previous bottle, about two hours this time; the longer decant definitely helped, this wine was ready from the start. Medium ruby in color, cherry and spice on the nose and in the mouth, tannins rounded and smooth; medium bodied with a medium finish. This bottle seemed to be lacking the complexity of the previous bottle. 4+12+16+8=90
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I should have read jrockman's review and decanted longer but I also gave it 30 minutes while I cooked pasta and marina. The tannins were still quite chewy. The fruits were toward cherry and plum followed by a chalk note on the mid-palate. Medium-plus body and medium finish. There isn't any sangiovese in the blend but with the red cherry note and acidity it kind of reminds me of a Super Tuscan. Good wine. I would buy it again and if I had more bottles I would either hold them a few more years or give it a couple hour decant.
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Over two nights, decanted maybe 1/2 hour before the first pour; a deep ruby red in the glass, cherry with a touch of spice and minerals on the nose, dark cherry with a hint of leather in the mouth. Still somewhat tannic the first night, it smoothed out considerably the second, nicely balanced with a lingering finish. 4+13+17+8=92
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Dark fruit, tannins are still there - someone else at the table called it candied cherry skins. I was getting chocolate to start. The finish was decent, nice structure. Better than I expected.
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This wine showed a lot better than the past bottle. The color is ruby but light to medium in intensity. Pleasant black fruit, cedar and spice notes. Medium bodied, elegant and nice acidity/tannin structure.
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This wine did not show well at all. The wine showed hints of premature aging, more brickish color than should show on a 4 year old wine. A dusty note, with some green hints. Showed a little thinner than expected from fruit sourced from Klipsun.
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3/11/2017 - OhioNerd Likes this wine: 91 Points
Might be on the downhill side but drinking welll. Definitely improved with decanting. Also should decant carefully as it has some fine sediment.
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9/15/2014 - tthorn wrote: 87 Points
On the lean side, very little overt fruit. Needs some decanting to show what it has.
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12/5/2013 - WestbyGod wrote: 83 Points
Night 1 - PnP. Very thin and acidic with no fruit and non-existent finish. Only drank 1/2 glass. Corked bottle to revisit next day hoping for improvement. If ranking on night 1, would have given a 78.
Night 2 - Definitely better than night 1. Fleshed out some although no complexity and the finish is very short. Some eucalyptus and cassis on the palate.
Drink up - don't think this is getting any better. Not a great experience for my first Cadence after reading so many great things about them. I think this wine is past its prime. Will try some other wines and hope for better.
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11/30/2013 - hdchappy wrote: 88 Points
Was very excited to try this as I have always heard great things about Cadence wines but this wine is on the downhill slide as the fruit is almost non existent. All of the other elements of a good wine are present, hope my remaining bottles are better. Drink now!
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5/30/2013 - mcsac67 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium ruby, lighter in color than I anticipated. Cherry and baking spices on the nose. Notes of cherry, plum, baking spices and hints of vanilla, cedar, leather and brine. Agree with prior tasters that this needs a modest decant or a bit of time in the glass to open up. Very nice.
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4/30/2013 - jrockman wrote: 90 Points
Decanted a little longer than previous bottle, about two hours this time; the longer decant definitely helped, this wine was ready from the start. Medium ruby in color, cherry and spice on the nose and in the mouth, tannins rounded and smooth; medium bodied with a medium finish. This bottle seemed to be lacking the complexity of the previous bottle. 4+12+16+8=90
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4/29/2013 - Wine Gopher wrote: 91 Points
I should have read jrockman's review and decanted longer but I also gave it 30 minutes while I cooked pasta and marina. The tannins were still quite chewy. The fruits were toward cherry and plum followed by a chalk note on the mid-palate. Medium-plus body and medium finish. There isn't any sangiovese in the blend but with the red cherry note and acidity it kind of reminds me of a Super Tuscan. Good wine. I would buy it again and if I had more bottles I would either hold them a few more years or give it a couple hour decant.
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1/11/2013 - jrockman wrote: 92 Points
Over two nights, decanted maybe 1/2 hour before the first pour; a deep ruby red in the glass, cherry with a touch of spice and minerals on the nose, dark cherry with a hint of leather in the mouth. Still somewhat tannic the first night, it smoothed out considerably the second, nicely balanced with a lingering finish. 4+13+17+8=92
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1/7/2012 - kwoodfin wrote: 85 Points
chalky, strange aftertaste. I only had 1 bottle...won't look for more.
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9/9/2011 - pdemaio wrote: 90 Points
Big and bright with plenty of fruit. A bit disjoint.
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9/22/2010 - rhit wrote:
Sweet red fruit with some walnuts. Well-supported by acid/tannin and composed, but there's nothing interesting to back it up.
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6/25/2010 - Apollo_Creed wrote: 91 Points
Dark fruit, tannins are still there - someone else at the table called it candied cherry skins. I was getting chocolate to start. The finish was decent, nice structure. Better than I expected.
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11/20/2008 - Tom_B wrote: 89 Points
This wine showed a lot better than the past bottle. The color is ruby but light to medium in intensity. Pleasant black fruit, cedar and spice notes. Medium bodied, elegant and nice acidity/tannin structure.
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1/20/2008 - Tom_B wrote: 84 Points
This wine did not show well at all. The wine showed hints of premature aging, more brickish color than should show on a 4 year old wine. A dusty note, with some green hints. Showed a little thinner than expected from fruit sourced from Klipsun.
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