This was on our "daily drinker" list and it paired really well with Spaghetti with Meat Sauce. I had to use a cork puller because cork screws tore through the cork center. The puller was able to retrieve the cork save a few bits I was able to fish out of the decanter. Decanting--and time--softened the sharp (oak?) bite. It was a bit past its prime but still had some enjoyable fruit flavors. It maintained a relatively short tail but still beats the heck out many of the bitter daily drinkers we find at Costco and elsewhere!
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I was disappointed that the oak had not integrated in this, and that the merlot lacked the depth and power to overcome the oak at this point. I saw no signs of secondary or tertiary notes in the wine yet.
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Procured from the library release at winery last weekend. At peak. More wood than fruit and a tad hot upfront. Super tasty but lacking the depth and finish of a “wow” wine. Fun to dive into the archives though.
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Decanted 2 hrs. Library release from Cadence and this being the first vintage of BC from the estate vineyard (3rd leaf) it was a real treat to have this last night. All kinds of love on the nose - spices and rose petals with a subtle earthy underbelly. I would describe the palate as tasting ‘sweet’ but certainly not jammy nor any sign of being over ripe, transitions quickly to un sweetened baking chocolate and soil over tones, but great balance and very well put together. Should hold steady for a few years at least. Approx 50 / 50 merlot cab franc.
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Nice weekday blend with primarily blue and black fruit with some tart red fruit peaking through. Probably drinking at peak. Some earthy and charred oak complexity. Decent nose and finish.
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Decanted 30 min. Lovely nose of sandalwood and black cherry, this was somewhat closed on day 1. Flavors were muted and tired, acid was out of line and I figured this was on the serious downside.
Day 2: Still the sandalwood nose, but very little fruit aromas. Flavors are still somewhat muted (currant and cherry), with a bitter undercurrent to the fruit. Oak flavors seem too apparent for a wine of this age. Although this paired nicely with pork chops, on it's own it seems harsh and acidic, and is not really very enjoyable. Racking this one up to "serious downside". Drink up if you have any.
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Picked up this older vintage Cadence a few weeks ago. Dry cork that broke but salvaged. The wine had a very nice reasonably robust nose of dried fruit and some spice. The palate is smoooooth with all the elements of this wine very integrated. Not sure how much longer this will go. Drink now.
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fruit present but not what one could expect from this and the structure was there but even with air did not really evolve. could it have TCA? I am not that sensitive to it but perhaps a flaw
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Not as chocolatey as the last bottle, more fruit, spice, oak, just plain depth. Oh, another 5 years of safe drinking? I think so. Decanted, drank over the course of 2 hours. Delicious.
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PNP, Smooth wine with nary an edge to it. Merlot and Cab Franc combo gives this a smooth texture, not a complex wine at this point just a good flavorful wine. This is heading to the end of it's drinking window so drink up.
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Dark purple color, aromas of spice, candied black cherries, anise. Quality Wash. wine with ripe blackberries, concentrated licorice, spice. Much more CA than BDX. Nice depth of fruit, but it totally overwhelmed dinner. This is my 3rd wine from this producer in the past 2 years. All are similar in style. I much prefer Andrew Will and Mark Ryan for more earthy, red fruited, and elegant wines.
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Been looking over my notes, and I seem to say this a lot, and will again now; If you enjoy "better wines" that have sat for a while to get "to their prime" then, please "DECANT!" Opened this, took a sip 30 minutes after (poured from bottle) and my immediate though was, "hmmmm, fruity, light, maybe over the hill?" Of course then I continued to get some air into it, slowly, over the course of cooking and eating a meal (yellow split-pea soup with ham hock, crunchy warmed sourdough with Meunster). By the start of hour 2 it was gaining weight and by hour 3 this had turned into a glass of the best chocolate milk ever, with rose and raspberry flavors BURSTING in my mouth. Never would have thought it'd get there. But it did. Again, decant. This one probably has at least another 2 years left.
Gave several hours of air in the decanter. Amber purple in the glass. Dark and spicy nose, with forest soil, burnt butter and woodsy notes. Palate fills in with a peppery, tart berry layer over a rich mouth feel. Leathery notes along the finish with tannin standing firm yet poised. PJG: 91
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Earthy + bowl full of cherries + cocoa = black forest sense that I usually get from good WA wines. Really came into its own with food, especially an asparagus and strawberry tart. Really nice at this age. Maybe lacks a little 'special', but it's really a nice wine.
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Decanted off the sediment, tasted over a few hours. Lots of blackberry & blueberry, some rose, a little bit of eucalyptus, and a hint of anise on the nose. Flabby on the palate with a dull initial flavor but some dusty tannins come in to provide some trailing structure and a decently long, if simple, finish. Moderate chemical/cough syrup flavors linger between sips. A little heat on the finish blows off after some time in the decanter. No real complexity to speak of aside from the nose, the bottle has accessibility going for it. A crowd pleaser, but not remarkable.
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Great Washington cab franc/merlot blend. Unfortunately here isn't enough merlot to bring balance to the bottling. It serves as a great representation of he structure and depth cab franc is capable of via the earthy notes while featuring darker fruit flavors that are more consistent with he merlot portion. I just wish there was a little more fruit. Solid bottling. Cheers!
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Popped and poured. Bad decision. This thing was wound tight! was having trouble coming together. However on the last glass aboutan hour in, it started to really perform. Its was like all of the fruit just started to integrate with big black and blue flavors, mineral and a medium finish.
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PnVnD for about 4 hours. Still very good, but this bottle was just not as delicious. It seemd to be more acidic and not as complex. Not sure if it is fading or if I let decant for too long.
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On decant it was intensely concentrated and cough syrup-y. It relaxed some with a double decant but still needed another hour of air to get pleasant.. 89-90 with lots of air and that is not bad but I am not feeling that more cellar time will make it better, just more accesible
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Garnet-purple. Intoxicating nose of chocolate covered cherry, vanilla, leather, and cinnamon. Medium to full bodied, a quick shot of candied red and blue fruits, then roasted veggies, coffee, chewy tannins, good acid, dark chocolate, and a long cedar-tinged finish. Good, but not "delicious".
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deanted via vinturi and consumed over 2 hours. It was more fruit forward than I expected based on the reviews but was more cherry than darker fruit and had a medium tannins with medium finish. I served it with tenderloin steak and it was almost too fruity. It did not evolve or budge much with dinner. nose was not too special but I feel my nose is not in shape to appreciate. It is in the 90+ range and I feel it has years ahead of it with big upside to aging.
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Popped and poured. It's hard to be disappointed in a "very good" wine, but this bottle didn't live up to the expectations based on previous encounters. Nose was stellar, with notes of black cherry, currant, cranberry and a touch of vanilla. Acidity was nicely balanced. On the palate there were more of the dark fruit flavors, along with a hint of roasted vegetables from the Cab Franc. The tannin structure was a bit light and the mouth feel came in a tad thin. Have had this before where the wine danced across the tongue like a fine dark chocolate. Still drinking in the top 20% of my cellar, but know that it can be in the top 5% when hitting on all cylinders. Would purchase again.
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Took two wines to dinner, 2006 Cadence Bel Canto and 2005 Blackbird Paramour. I wanted to do a comparison between a WA and Napa Cab Franc/Merlot blends. Both popped and pour. The Blackbird had a very short finish, with typical Right Bank flavors. The Cadence was the favorite, more fruit with a longer finish. Flavor profiles were similar.
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very ripe fruit forward nose. Really comes out of the glass with blue and red fruit. Beautiful mouthfeel, medium body and lots of clean fruit, spice and finish.
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from a 375 ml pop and pour nose: a ripe and somewhat liqueur-like nose is surprising, though it is complemented by dust and a touch of cedar and pine sap palate: full in the mouth, very plush, with smooth texture and fine-grained tannin. The fruit seems slightly roasted, almost tomato-like, though still very tasty.
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Great nose of cherry and raspberry on opening. Dry cork. Very juicy, red fruit, vanilla, LOTS of spice and vanilla on a very long finish. Vibrant, overal excellent for such a young wine. Paired the 375ML with teryaki flat iron, garlic bread, spinach salad and 72 % chocolate. Yum.
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Very ripe, fruit forward nose - blueberries, a little bit of cocoa. Palate brings out the Merlot rather than the Cab Franc, although the Cab Franc provides some nice structure. A tiny bit riper than I would like, but still a great wine. Not hot at all, and held it's own over the 90 minutes it was open.
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I bought this and opened it at the Wicked Cellars Anniversary tasting on 10/31/09. It had a great bouquet of sage, earth, clove and black cherry aromas. The palate was extremely smooth and balanced with sage, clove, spice, black cherry, and raspberry flavors. It was much more about the earth and spice than fruit. Initially it faded away on the palate and left the finish a bit clipped. 12 hours later, however, it had really opened up and the clipped characteristic was completely gone. It needs a few more years. Overall, it was delicious.
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Washington Wine Commision tasting (Rooftop Terrace, Millenium Park, Chicago IL): nose: pure and heady nose with absolutely lovely tones of reed cherries, cranberries, all sorts of mixed berries, a good helping of red fruits and red currants. Lots of style and class on the nose that really gets itself going and has a hi-toned nature to it
taste: very silky and elegant medium/full feel this just really flows across the palate with a deft touch. Great purity and deep tones balance out well with tones of red currants, bits of spices, red fruits, mixed berries, and red cherries. Wonderful purity accompanies the tones on the palate too
overall: a really beautiful wine right now. Relatively accessible, but certainly should smooth out and let some nuances happen with age. There is a real headiness to this that makes it extremely attractive and seductive
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A very delicious wine. My notes were generally consistent with previous tasters, although felt that the wine and tannins were silky smooth and very drinkable even at this young stage. My first Cadence, and I wasn't disappointed. Will definitely order more in the future.
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Inky, deep purple color. Vibrant and fresh note, with notes of game, ash and graphite. A dense, heavy, chewy initial mouthfeel that gives way, slowly, to sweet blackberry and cherry fruit, with mild oak. You must chew through pepper and gravel, but what a change of pace! A special bottle.
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4/2/2024 - E Likes this wine: 96 Points
Beautiful wine....fully integrated and perfect with ribeye...
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2/13/2023 - geomack wrote: 89 Points
This was on our "daily drinker" list and it paired really well with Spaghetti with Meat Sauce. I had to use a cork puller because cork screws tore through the cork center. The puller was able to retrieve the cork save a few bits I was able to fish out of the decanter. Decanting--and time--softened the sharp (oak?) bite. It was a bit past its prime but still had some enjoyable fruit flavors. It maintained a relatively short tail but still beats the heck out many of the bitter daily drinkers we find at Costco and elsewhere!
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9/13/2018 - skifree wrote: 86 Points
I was disappointed that the oak had not integrated in this, and that the merlot lacked the depth and power to overcome the oak at this point. I saw no signs of secondary or tertiary notes in the wine yet.
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7/16/2018 - otomgg wrote: 89 Points
Overwhelming oak even after a long decant, pleasant and full but not the best example of Cadence's capabilities.
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5/18/2018 - tjross Likes this wine: 91 Points
Procured from the library release at winery last weekend. At peak. More wood than fruit and a tad hot upfront. Super tasty but lacking the depth and finish of a “wow” wine. Fun to dive into the archives though.
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5/13/2018 - Dale M wrote: 92 Points
Decanted 2 hrs. Library release from Cadence and this being the first vintage of BC from the estate vineyard (3rd leaf) it was a real treat to have this last night. All kinds of love on the nose - spices and rose petals with a subtle earthy underbelly. I would describe the palate as tasting ‘sweet’ but certainly not jammy nor any sign of being over ripe, transitions quickly to un sweetened baking chocolate and soil over tones, but great balance and very well put together. Should hold steady for a few years at least. Approx 50 / 50 merlot cab franc.
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4/3/2018 - iamandyc Likes this wine: 91 Points
Nice weekday blend with primarily blue and black fruit with some tart red fruit peaking through. Probably drinking at peak. Some earthy and charred oak complexity. Decent nose and finish.
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1/10/2016 - RajivAyyangar wrote: flawed
GuildSomm Holiday Party - Wines of Washington (and some blinds) (Dirty Water SF): 50% New French Oak (other 50% is 2nd and 3rd fill)
Merlot Picked between 24.7 and 24.9 Brix.
Cab Franc picked between 24.7 and 25.8 Brix.
Super ripe, slightly earthy, a bit of an off-aroma (plasticky? cardboard?). Possibly corked?
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12/1/2015 - RPerro wrote: 87 Points
Decanted 30 min. Lovely nose of sandalwood and black cherry, this was somewhat closed on day 1. Flavors were muted and tired, acid was out of line and I figured this was on the serious downside.
Day 2: Still the sandalwood nose, but very little fruit aromas. Flavors are still somewhat muted (currant and cherry), with a bitter undercurrent to the fruit. Oak flavors seem too apparent for a wine of this age. Although this paired nicely with pork chops, on it's own it seems harsh and acidic, and is not really very enjoyable. Racking this one up to "serious downside". Drink up if you have any.
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5/26/2015 - enjoyvino wrote: 91 Points
Picked up this older vintage Cadence a few weeks ago. Dry cork that broke but salvaged. The wine had a very nice reasonably robust nose of dried fruit and some spice. The palate is smoooooth with all the elements of this wine very integrated. Not sure how much longer this will go. Drink now.
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3/18/2015 - vinodolphin Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very smooth and much enjoyed by our friends.
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3/5/2015 - VoteferPedro wrote: flawed
fruit present but not what one could expect from this and the structure was there but even with air did not really evolve. could it have TCA? I am not that sensitive to it but perhaps a flaw
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3/3/2015 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 93 Points
Not as chocolatey as the last bottle, more fruit, spice, oak, just plain depth. Oh, another 5 years of safe drinking? I think so. Decanted, drank over the course of 2 hours. Delicious.
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1/17/2015 - Nbkat8 wrote: 91 Points
PNP, Smooth wine with nary an edge to it. Merlot and Cab Franc combo gives this a smooth texture, not a complex wine at this point just a good flavorful wine. This is heading to the end of it's drinking window so drink up.
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4/19/2014 - BarryInSeattle wrote: 94 Points
Simply a beautiful wine.
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4/5/2014 - macker100 wrote: 90 Points
Dark purple color, aromas of spice, candied black cherries, anise. Quality Wash. wine with ripe blackberries, concentrated licorice, spice. Much more CA than BDX. Nice depth of fruit, but it totally overwhelmed dinner. This is my 3rd wine from this producer in the past 2 years. All are similar in style. I much prefer Andrew Will and Mark Ryan for more earthy, red fruited, and elegant wines.
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3/17/2014 - TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Been looking over my notes, and I seem to say this a lot, and will again now; If you enjoy "better wines" that have sat for a while to get "to their prime" then, please "DECANT!" Opened this, took a sip 30 minutes after (poured from bottle) and my immediate though was, "hmmmm, fruity, light, maybe over the hill?" Of course then I continued to get some air into it, slowly, over the course of cooking and eating a meal (yellow split-pea soup with ham hock, crunchy warmed sourdough with Meunster). By the start of hour 2 it was gaining weight and by hour 3 this had turned into a glass of the best chocolate milk ever, with rose and raspberry flavors BURSTING in my mouth. Never would have thought it'd get there. But it did. Again, decant. This one probably has at least another 2 years left.
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9/24/2013 - noahbw Likes this wine: 91 Points
Gave several hours of air in the decanter. Amber purple in the glass. Dark and spicy nose, with forest soil, burnt butter and woodsy notes. Palate fills in with a peppery, tart berry layer over a rich mouth feel. Leathery notes along the finish with tannin standing firm yet poised. PJG: 91
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5/17/2013 - oropeza wrote: 91 Points
Earthy + bowl full of cherries + cocoa = black forest sense that I usually get from good WA wines. Really came into its own with food, especially an asparagus and strawberry tart. Really nice at this age. Maybe lacks a little 'special', but it's really a nice wine.
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5/12/2013 - snowingfun wrote: 92 Points
Buttery awesomeness. Thick and smooth, exceeded my expectations. Would drink again if I can find this vintage.
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4/7/2013 - skifree wrote: 91 Points
Very juicy, loads of deep red fruit mixed with some spice. From a 375ml.
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1/2/2013 - atubbs Does not like this wine: 85 Points
Decanted off the sediment, tasted over a few hours. Lots of blackberry & blueberry, some rose, a little bit of eucalyptus, and a hint of anise on the nose. Flabby on the palate with a dull initial flavor but some dusty tannins come in to provide some trailing structure and a decently long, if simple, finish. Moderate chemical/cough syrup flavors linger between sips. A little heat on the finish blows off after some time in the decanter. No real complexity to speak of aside from the nose, the bottle has accessibility going for it. A crowd pleaser, but not remarkable.
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11/30/2012 - What I'm Drinking Now wrote: 88 Points
Great Washington cab franc/merlot blend. Unfortunately here isn't enough merlot to bring balance to the bottling. It serves as a great representation of he structure and depth cab franc is capable of via the earthy notes while featuring darker fruit flavors that are more consistent with he merlot portion. I just wish there was a little more fruit. Solid bottling. Cheers!
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11/29/2012 - vinodolphin Likes this wine: 92 Points
Always a crowd pleaser.
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6/23/2012 - enjoyvino wrote: 90 Points
Popped and poured. Bad decision. This thing was wound tight! was having trouble coming together. However on the last glass aboutan hour in, it started to really perform. Its was like all of the fruit just started to integrate with big black and blue flavors, mineral and a medium finish.
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5/20/2012 - bkrup wrote: 90 Points
PnVnD for about 4 hours. Still very good, but this bottle was just not as delicious. It seemd to be more acidic and not as complex. Not sure if it is fading or if I let decant for too long.
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2/25/2012 - VoteferPedro wrote:
On decant it was intensely concentrated and cough syrup-y. It relaxed some with a double decant but still needed another hour of air to get pleasant.. 89-90 with lots of air and that is not bad but I am not feeling that more cellar time will make it better, just more accesible
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1/29/2012 - merryberry wrote: 89 Points
Garnet-purple. Intoxicating nose of chocolate covered cherry, vanilla, leather, and cinnamon. Medium to full bodied, a quick shot of candied red and blue fruits, then roasted veggies, coffee, chewy tannins, good acid, dark chocolate, and a long cedar-tinged finish. Good, but not "delicious".
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1/13/2012 - bkrup wrote: 92 Points
Oh that's good. Just decant for at least 1 - 2 hours and you will be rewarded. Vacuum sealed it was even great the next day. Very enjoyable.
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12/29/2011 - vinodolphin wrote: 92 Points
Opened for 2 Hours which allowed it to really open up. Great nose and taste. Great fruit, balanced. A hit during the evening.
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9/11/2011 - enjoyvino wrote: 91 Points
A lot of blue fruit on the nose. Fruit forward and smooth. Nice wine.
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9/8/2011 - VoteferPedro wrote:
deanted via vinturi and consumed over 2 hours. It was more fruit forward than I expected based on the reviews but was more cherry than darker fruit and had a medium tannins with medium finish. I served it with tenderloin steak and it was almost too fruity. It did not evolve or budge much with dinner. nose was not too special but I feel my nose is not in shape to appreciate. It is in the 90+ range and I feel it has years ahead of it with big upside to aging.
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8/27/2011 - MagnumGourmet Likes this wine:
Popped and poured. It's hard to be disappointed in a "very good" wine, but this bottle didn't live up to the expectations based on previous encounters. Nose was stellar, with notes of black cherry, currant, cranberry and a touch of vanilla. Acidity was nicely balanced. On the palate there were more of the dark fruit flavors, along with a hint of roasted vegetables from the Cab Franc. The tannin structure was a bit light and the mouth feel came in a tad thin. Have had this before where the wine danced across the tongue like a fine dark chocolate. Still drinking in the top 20% of my cellar, but know that it can be in the top 5% when hitting on all cylinders. Would purchase again.
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2/6/2011 - Gene_Mo wrote: 91 Points
Took two wines to dinner, 2006 Cadence Bel Canto and 2005 Blackbird Paramour. I wanted to do a comparison between a WA and Napa Cab Franc/Merlot blends. Both popped and pour. The Blackbird had a very short finish, with typical Right Bank flavors. The Cadence was the favorite, more fruit with a longer finish. Flavor profiles were similar.
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1/17/2011 - enjoyvino wrote: 92 Points
very ripe fruit forward nose. Really comes out of the glass with blue and red fruit. Beautiful mouthfeel, medium body and lots of clean fruit, spice and finish.
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12/28/2010 - tarheel17 wrote:
from a 375 ml
pop and pour
nose: a ripe and somewhat liqueur-like nose is surprising, though it is complemented by dust and a touch of cedar and pine sap
palate: full in the mouth, very plush, with smooth texture and fine-grained tannin. The fruit seems slightly roasted, almost tomato-like, though still very tasty.
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5/31/2010 - skifree wrote: 93 Points
Great nose of cherry and raspberry on opening. Dry cork. Very juicy, red fruit, vanilla, LOTS of spice and vanilla on a very long finish. Vibrant, overal excellent for such a young wine. Paired the 375ML with teryaki flat iron, garlic bread, spinach salad and 72 % chocolate. Yum.
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4/3/2010 - wineywhites wrote: 90 Points
Very ripe, fruit forward nose - blueberries, a little bit of cocoa. Palate brings out the Merlot rather than the Cab Franc, although the Cab Franc provides some nice structure. A tiny bit riper than I would like, but still a great wine. Not hot at all, and held it's own over the 90 minutes it was open.
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10/31/2009 - garambler wrote: 92 Points
I bought this and opened it at the Wicked Cellars Anniversary tasting on 10/31/09. It had a great bouquet of sage, earth, clove and black cherry aromas. The palate was extremely smooth and balanced with sage, clove, spice, black cherry, and raspberry flavors. It was much more about the earth and spice than fruit. Initially it faded away on the palate and left the finish a bit clipped. 12 hours later, however, it had really opened up and the clipped characteristic was completely gone. It needs a few more years. Overall, it was delicious.
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9/14/2009 - KeithAkers wrote: 93 Points
Washington Wine Commision tasting (Rooftop Terrace, Millenium Park, Chicago IL): nose: pure and heady nose with absolutely lovely tones of reed cherries, cranberries, all sorts of mixed berries, a good helping of red fruits and red currants. Lots of style and class on the nose that really gets itself going and has a hi-toned nature to it
taste: very silky and elegant medium/full feel this just really flows across the palate with a deft touch. Great purity and deep tones balance out well with tones of red currants, bits of spices, red fruits, mixed berries, and red cherries. Wonderful purity accompanies the tones on the palate too
overall: a really beautiful wine right now. Relatively accessible, but certainly should smooth out and let some nuances happen with age. There is a real headiness to this that makes it extremely attractive and seductive
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6/20/2009 - jsmarlow wrote: 92 Points
A very delicious wine. My notes were generally consistent with previous tasters, although felt that the wine and tannins were silky smooth and very drinkable even at this young stage. My first Cadence, and I wasn't disappointed. Will definitely order more in the future.
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5/23/2009 - T&MCellars wrote: 91 Points
Vintage Party Blind Tasting (Todd & Melinda Knapp's House): Clear ruby red. Nose - dried fruits, especially fig with some earth. Medium acidity, smooth tannin, extremely balanced. Easy drinking.
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2/21/2009 - jtcseventysix wrote: 92 Points
Inky, deep purple color. Vibrant and fresh note, with notes of game, ash and graphite. A dense, heavy, chewy initial mouthfeel that gives way, slowly, to sweet blackberry and cherry fruit, with mild oak. You must chew through pepper and gravel, but what a change of pace! A special bottle.
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