Community Tasting Note

• Eric Guido Likes this wine: 94 points

  November 25, 2015 - The nose showed crush black cherry with minerals, floral tones and a distinct savory richness. On the palate it was truly intense yet smooth with notes of cherry, sweet herbs and dark chocolate. The finish showed more of its youthful tannin, giving the fruit a dry yet still wonderfully concentrated persona. The 2012 Ciel du Cheval should spend a couple of years in the cellar for the best experience, as I am quite excited to see where it’s going.

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• Dale M commented:

  11/26/15, 11:15 AM - Hi Eric,
  
  Great note on one of my favorite and yet still oddly, under the radar producers in WA. I have enjoyed reading your Italian notes over the years on CT and WB, so I perked up when I saw your note on my favorite wine from my back yard. BTW - I tasted all the 12's with Ben Smith, and if you like cab franc at all, be sure to get a bottle or three of the 12 Bel Canto, it's 92% CF, 8% merlot - and easily the best CF blend in the USA. Will reward cellaring more than your typical high end WA Bordeaux blend too. For weeknight drinking, the 13 Coda is excellent, wide open for current drinking and about a $24 tariff. Cheers! Dale

• Eric Guido commented:

  11/26/15, 5:46 PM - Dale, thanks for the insights. I was very impressed by this and the Cadence tapteil, but it looks like i'll have to dig deeper.
  
  PS: I plan to put four of these in the cellar for future exploration.

• Dale M commented:

  11/28/15, 10:31 AM - Good call on aging these as They are one the few WA wines that truly evolves with cellar age, be patient, I plan on drinking my Cadence about 8 to 15 years from the vintage date.

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