8/16/2023 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Bought at Full Pull under their redacted series. No noticeable funk like you would expect from a Rocks/Cayuse spinoff. Meaty, no funk nose.
Two of us finished the entire bottle so a worthy effort.

7/8/2023 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Good WA cab but Leonetti is now stretching the QPR window.

6/9/2023 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Popped the cork about 5 hrs early for a little decant. Graphite prevalent but nice fruit. Thats about it. Nice, but I dont expect I will return to this wine.

5/5/2023 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Bought based on some reviews I read. It has dark fruit tones but overall not something I would buy again.

4/6/2023 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Lots here to enjoy. Tannins add to the enjoyment which is rare. Lots of length. Worthy of a special night.

12/25/2022 - Gene_Mo wrote:

4 hour decant. Tannins to me are still a bit green. Maybe wait a few more years.

12/2/2022 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Note written on 2nd night. Just hasn’t lost unpleasant tannins. Consistent with my first bottle. 3rd bottle goes in the gifting bin.

10/8/2022 - Gene_Mo Does not like this wine:

Overdone green apple. Tartness make it hard to enjoy. Couldn’t sneak this past my wife no matter how much I feigned enjoyment.

4/26/2022 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Better vintage than the last one I bought. Great weekday wine.

2/7/2022 - Gene_Mo wrote:

At a Brazilian steakhouse in São Paulo. Nicely made. Little pepper. Tannins do their job in the background. Too bad not available in USA.

12/4/2021 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Decanted for 2 hrs. Just never lost what I taste of metallic tannins.

11/12/2021 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

PnPoured. Lighter than most CdPs I’ve had. But very good. No typical barn yard CdP funk

11/7/2021 - Gene_Mo Does not like this wine:

Drank over 3 days. Never lost the tannic undertones. I bought quite a few 2010s Brunello. This not one of the better ones.

2/6/2021 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Cinnamon, red fruit maybe a bit o leather. Light cloudy color.

10/23/2020 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Kept getting better and better.

4/1/2020 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Anne making progress. High expectations for the winery.

11/24/2019 - Gene_Mo wrote:

First experience with Pinot Nero so don’t know what to expect. Very light and thin.

9/29/2018 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Some amount of the usual Cayuse funk. A little tobacco, not much pepper. Overall not a stellar offering

3/2/2018 - Gene_Mo wrote:

As expected similar to a Cayuse. Less Funk for sure. Drinking very nicely right now. As other reviewers noted, the alcohol level seems to be in check. Appreciated.

1/28/2018 - Gene_Mo Does not like this wine:

Cloying sweet. Not good.

7/15/2017 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Does not show the depth of other CdP's

6/23/2017 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Golden color. A bit of acidity. Refined. A great wine

5/28/2017 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

3 hr decant. Full body, lots there. Typical Cab Franc flavor profile with well melded fruit. A good example of why I buy Cadence Bel Canto.

4/29/2017 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Some Cassis, less graphite than a 2005. Decanted for 2 hours. Overall, not very complex or interesting.

3/20/2017 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Mild tannins, not much fruit, pencil lead or graphite is prevalent. Expected more. Don't know if it will improve.

1/8/2017 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Decanted for 2 hrs mellow tannins. More red fruit than dark fruit. Strawberry comes to mind.

1/5/2017 - Gene_Mo wrote:

This West Slope has more dried plum or dark fruit flavor than some of the other vineyards. More body. All good but different than other Donums.

12/24/2016 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Decanted for a couple hours. Extremely drinkable, chocolate, currants. Subdued nose but all good.

11/18/2016 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Fruit dominates to the point of being sweet. Not much on the nose.

6/26/2016 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Tons and tons of black fruit. Impossible to put this anywhere than a WA wine. Tannins virtually non existent.

5/13/2016 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Decanted 3 hrs before, loaded back in bottle and off to restaurant. Definitely a Cayuse wine. Similar funk nose. That said, not much Syrah pepper there. A great wine but not all that different than an En Cerise or Cailloux.

11/27/2015 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Have had multiple vintages of this wine and previous bottles were stellar with great crispness and acidity. Maybe this was a bad bottle, but was really disappointing. Tannic to almost bitter. Served at Thanksgiving to the expectation of a #6 in WS top 100 wines. Did not deliver. Wont try another for at least a year.

4/16/2015 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Not much black cherry or other fruits. A bit tannic to start.

3/20/2015 - Gene_Mo wrote:

MAybe flawed. Tannic dark fruit. 90 min decant. Never seemed to settle.

12/23/2014 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Reflected the more vegetal and earth flavors of a St. Emilion, maybe the effect of the Cab Franc blend. This wine followed QC Galitzine Cab Sauv and fared well if totally a different wine.

12/23/2014 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

I pulled the cork about 3 hrs before drinking but did not decant which was a mistake. IMHO, this QC needed more air to really shine. Big fruit, bit o leather and licorice.

11/27/2014 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Clean palate. A bit acid.

11/17/2014 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Don't know if I can blame cork taint, but basically unpleasant. Gritty acid tannins. No better the second day.

8/25/2014 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Maybe an off bottle but a definite musty profile. Spice nose.

8/25/2014 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Cassis, earth, tobacco. Not much of a fruit profile. No decant. Another great Corliss wine

8/10/2014 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Seems to be drinking very nice now, best bottle of the half case. Lots of fruit notes, apple most notably. Quite nice.

6/15/2014 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Just an average vintage for Bel Canto.

5/19/2014 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Maybe a bit early but quite impressive. Drank with a QCreek Palengat and a DR Stephens wine. I thought the Corliss shined the best.

5/19/2014 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Blueberries dominate. Quite nice. Long finish.

4/18/2014 - Gene_Mo wrote:

It tastes like raisin. The body is light/medium. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.

4/13/2014 - Gene_Mo Likes this wine:

Complex and bigger than the last bottle. The extra year in the cellar may have helped.

2/9/2014 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Lots of high scores here. Pulled the cork 3 hours before dinner. Very bright tannins masked fruit underneath for quite some time. Second day was better for sure. I will wait quite some time on others.

1/1/2014 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Unpleasant tannins. Never got to a decent state even after a one hour decant.

12/23/2013 - Gene_Mo wrote:

Popped the cork about 4 hrs before, no decant. Paired with nice Filet steaks. Exquisite and elegant with a great smooth finish. We drank along side a Cayuse "God Only Knows" grenache which also was very nice. Cayuse was all barnyard but good.

10/7/2013 - Gene_Mo wrote:

So, supposedly Wine Advocate gave this 96 pts. Not the same stuff in my bottle. Overly sweet, not a grenache profile at all. Maybe this is the way a Priorat is supposed to present itself. If so, mea culpa.
The wine has Flabby texture. The wine finishes Short.