From Riedel Bdx glass Deep garnet to rim, no signs of age. Jammy red and black fruits, volcanic dark mineral, flinty, graphite and herbs on the nose. On the palate this is still intense, young and bright. Medium acid, medium + tannin, medium + alcohol, medium+ finish. Purchased on release at the winery, this is just showing so youthfully still. The one big detractor is the heat which is why I can't give it more than 90 pts. Without the heat or if you don't mind it, this is really a great wine. If storage is good, I'd see this going another 5-10 years easy.
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Bouquet: Initially a hint of rubber, blackberry, black currant, cherry and vanilla. Very aromatic. After 30 minutes the rubber is gone and is replaced with some earthy notes. Flavor: Burst of blackberry, black currant, dark cherry, moderate tannins and supporting acidity, dark chocolate. With time some black licorice/anise is noticeable. Decent 40 second finish. Comments: Good balance of intense berry, tannins and acidity. This could hold on a couple more years, but why wait? 91+
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Popped and poured into glasses about 30 minutes prior to dinner. It was very good when we started dinner and excellent by the last glass.
Nose reminds me of a good Bordeaux from a warm vintage. Lots of fruit and spice with hints of earth. palate was nicely complex and showed lovely balance of fruit and secondary notes of leather and tobacco. Finish was lengthy. Would buy again and for me this was at it's peak. Really lovely wine.
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Loved this in 2013. It has really lost steam. Still drinkable and pleasant but little energy. There is some of the red cherry fruit and tobacco. Should have drunk up in 2013.
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Popped and poured and consumed over 2 hours. Deep color all the way to the rim. Very hot, slightly stewed nose. Equally hot on the palate with too little fruit to really support all the alcohol. Not a bad wine but certainly not exciting.
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Popped and poured. Tasted with the 07 Ciel side by side. Amazing how different the Ciel and Tapteil were. The Merlot really shone through here vs the cab Sav and Cab Franc of the Ciel. I get Plum and wet stone notes. Not a lot of structure left so it worries me that it might be on the downhill slope. Agree with San Diego Dago - started off well then went flat.
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Very solid wine! Still has a fantastic primary core of black/dark fruit, but a firm skeleton with solid tannin and an acid spine. The wine today is more in balance than a bottle I sampled 5+ years ago. The elements have become more synchronized. Right now this shows as a delicious wine with quite a bit of upside potential. This was my last bottle, which saddens me because I think this wines best days lie ahead. I'm thinking another 3-5 years and this wine will hit its best potential. But it might well hold there for many years. Excellent wine!
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Hot, acidic, on day 1, pulled together a little on day 2, taking my score from what would have been an 86 to 88. Maybe an off bottle, but not a great introduction to cadence.
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Quite odd - cork seemed to reek of TCA, but the wine was pristine. I have limited experience with Red Mountain wines, but I would consider this closer to Bordeaux than Napa. Dried fruit, bramble, and licorice on the nose. Somewhat reticent aromatically (especially upon opening), with the cab franc the dominant player on the nose. However, the soft (not overly ripe) warm dried fruits show very well on the palate, and this definitely brings you back for another sip. The complex finish lingers and lingers... A quality wine.
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Decanted briefly. Needs more decanting for the alcohol to blow off. It's still very nice, with good tannins. Seems like a 91-92 point wine, but I will reserve judgment until I've given the next bottle more decanting.
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Excellent fruit and balance are the standout characteristics of this wine. Dark and red berry fruits combine with licorice and spices on the nose and the palate reprises these on a, still young but soft, tannic structure. Nice finish and a joy to drink.
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Dark, dark garnet. Nose of mint, espresso, & vanilla. Refreshing palate of blueberry, cassis, black cherry, espresso, and vanilla. Excellent length. Focused, mouthwatering acidity that keeps you reaching for the glass. Sweet tannins: hard to believe this is Red Mountain fruit. Integrated oak. Lovely, balanced Bordeaux blend from Washington (56% Cab Sauv, 33% Cab Franc, 11% Merlot).
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Served to friends who tend to like bold new world wines. This seemed to hit the mark. Deep red. A lovely melange of varietally appropriate aromas that really held interest. Dark black berries, a hint of red cherries, mineral laden earth, cedar, tobacco and some flowery elements on the end. In the mouth, appropriate tongue coating tannins and strong minerality in counter point with layered silky, sweet red fruit. I wish I had bought a case of this and not just 3 bottles. Absolutely stunning for the money (I paid $29). Looking forward to the next one.
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A monolithic powerhouse. It put my mind to Chateau La Vieille Cure's 2005 offering. Nose shows lots of light roast coffee, some minerality and dark fruits. It's 'thick' on the palate, almost muddy. It's a full-bodied wine, quite heavy. There's some greenishness, probably imparted by the Cabernet Franc, which should soften with time. I can't identify anything charming in this correctly made wine. I would like to come back to this in two to three years. It certainly has the stuffing to age that long, and beyond.
I liked the Cadence Coda 2008 better. While possibly not as ageworthy as the present wine, it was more charming and nuanced.
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No detailed notes but but not memorable. Opened for 3 hours and decanted before serving. Slightly flabby on the palate, good fruit, but nothing special.
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Friends and I tasted this at the winery on 4/14/12. It had a wonderful, deep and fragrant bouquet (although it was noticeably more reserved than the 08) of black currant, blackberry, licorice, cinnamon, mineral and spice aromas. The palate was smooth, well integrated, supple and dry with flavors of black currant, cherry, licorice, spice and mineral.
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Pop and pour on day one and drink at cellar temp. I am not a fan of cab franc and this element was a little too pronounced for me on day one. Day two and the cab franc has settled back and enjoy the wine much more. Drank way too early but wanted a sense of what this bottling is all about.
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Spicy and tight as hell just after popping the bottle, definitely one to let sit in the decanter for a bit at this point.
Deep garnet, almost brown. very Ruby-brown. Black pepper. A ilttle hot? Tannins are smooth and well integrated, but this will mellow nicely with a few more years, I suspect.
Would go great with a big juicy steak. This is a big wine with a nice long finish and some staying power.
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note from 24 hours open in bottle: Once again, the Tapteil is, to me, almost port-like - not sweet in the least, just dark and charismatically intense. Firm black fruit, supple tannin and a blackberry liqueur flavor at the end. Alcohol is a little high but it was tasted warm (room temp). This bottle is certainly not shy nor is waiting for you to open it in 5 years. On the other hand, I believe it will certainly improve over the next 10+. Med acid, med+ tannin, long finish. I still prefer their Ciel du Cheval, but that's the case every year.
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Wow, a lush, structured baby. Where the 2008 is like a brooding adult dog, the 2007 is a slobbery puppy that just wants to play. Sit in your 2008's and enjoy the up-front fun of this really rambunctious 2007.
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Way too young to drink now. Significant tannins and noticeable acidity are still predominant over fruit and finesse. I will open the next bottle no earleir than 2-3 years from now.
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Drank this over the course of the weekend. Opened on Friday morning and sampled...the wine was very expressive, but extremely primary - almost like a barrel sample. I recorked the wine and placed it back in cellar temperature for 10 hours. By that time, the wine was showing a bit more development, but was still very youthful. The sweetness of the fruit was still fairly intense. The powerful tannins kept the wine structured at all times. I vacu-vined the remainder and put the bottle back at cellar temperature. After another 24 hours, I returned to the wine and finished it. This was the best stage for the wine to my taste. The fruit had settled down nicely to the level I would expect from a young mountain cabernet. The balance had improved and the elements seemed more integrated. I suppose it can't be considered news to say this wine is too young yet. But it is encouraging to see the way the wine developed and improved over about 36 hours. I think that should bode well for long-term improvement in the cellar!
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Opened from a 375 and decanted. After 15 mins the nose is just starting to open up, notes of red and purple fruit, a hint of high-toned menthol and other fresh green herbs and some cocoa. Broad flavors on palate, fine tannins, good silky mouthfeel. Nice density without getting unctuous and overbearing. The palate is transparent in a good way - it lets you look into the various flavors and feels 3D vs a wash of flat flavors and then nothing. Finish is good, lingers maybe 20-30 sec and doesn't cut off. There are good acids here, but this is about fruit and pedigree and this wine will age on the high quality fruit and tannins.
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5/20/2020 - cmbond Likes this wine: 90 Points
From Riedel Bdx glass
Deep garnet to rim, no signs of age.
Jammy red and black fruits, volcanic dark mineral, flinty, graphite and herbs on the nose.
On the palate this is still intense, young and bright. Medium acid, medium + tannin, medium + alcohol, medium+ finish.
Purchased on release at the winery, this is just showing so youthfully still. The one big detractor is the heat which is why I can't give it more than 90 pts. Without the heat or if you don't mind it, this is really a great wine. If storage is good, I'd see this going another 5-10 years easy.
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8/20/2019 - wombat Likes this wine: 91 Points
Bouquet: Initially a hint of rubber, blackberry, black currant, cherry and vanilla. Very aromatic. After 30 minutes the rubber is gone and is replaced with some earthy notes.
Flavor: Burst of blackberry, black currant, dark cherry, moderate tannins and supporting acidity, dark chocolate. With time some black licorice/anise is noticeable. Decent 40 second finish.
Comments: Good balance of intense berry, tannins and acidity. This could hold on a couple more years, but why wait? 91+
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8/8/2019 - hiker_guy Likes this wine:
Popped and poured into glasses about 30 minutes prior to dinner. It was very good when we started dinner and excellent by the last glass.
Nose reminds me of a good Bordeaux from a warm vintage. Lots of fruit and spice with hints of earth.
palate was nicely complex and showed lovely balance of fruit and secondary notes of leather and tobacco.
Finish was lengthy.
Would buy again and for me this was at it's peak. Really lovely wine.
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11/23/2018 - beekeeper wrote: 88 Points
The fruit is getting stewed and has lost some fragrance. Drink up.
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11/18/2018 - short and confused wrote: 86 Points
Loved this in 2013. It has really lost steam. Still drinkable and pleasant but little energy. There is some of the red cherry fruit and tobacco. Should have drunk up in 2013.
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5/5/2017 - tomandlu wrote: 84 Points
Popped and poured and consumed over 2 hours. Deep color all the way to the rim. Very hot, slightly stewed nose. Equally hot on the palate with too little fruit to really support all the alcohol. Not a bad wine but certainly not exciting.
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4/20/2016 - gmbdds wrote: 90 Points
Currant, leather and smoke. This bottle kept its structure and class but there was not much expressiveness over several hours.
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7/26/2015 - Nbkat8 wrote: 90 Points
Popped and poured. Tasted with the 07 Ciel side by side. Amazing how different the Ciel and Tapteil were. The Merlot really shone through here vs the cab Sav and Cab Franc of the Ciel. I get Plum and wet stone notes. Not a lot of structure left so it worries me that it might be on the downhill slope. Agree with San Diego Dago - started off well then went flat.
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7/5/2015 - Blair Curtis wrote: 93 Points
Very solid wine! Still has a fantastic primary core of black/dark fruit, but a firm skeleton with solid tannin and an acid spine. The wine today is more in balance than a bottle I sampled 5+ years ago. The elements have become more synchronized. Right now this shows as a delicious wine with quite a bit of upside potential. This was my last bottle, which saddens me because I think this wines best days lie ahead. I'm thinking another 3-5 years and this wine will hit its best potential. But it might well hold there for many years. Excellent wine!
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3/15/2015 - FlyPig wrote: 88 Points
Hot, acidic, on day 1, pulled together a little on day 2, taking my score from what would have been an 86 to 88. Maybe an off bottle, but not a great introduction to cadence.
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2/10/2015 - NavyVet6874 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Mine was ready to go...started great but 2 hours later it was going flat. Drink now and don't be shy!
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12/7/2014 - GoBlue2002 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Quite odd - cork seemed to reek of TCA, but the wine was pristine.
I have limited experience with Red Mountain wines, but I would consider this closer to Bordeaux than Napa. Dried fruit, bramble, and licorice on the nose.
Somewhat reticent aromatically (especially upon opening), with the cab franc the dominant player on the nose. However, the soft (not overly ripe) warm dried fruits show very well on the palate, and this definitely brings you back for another sip.
The complex finish lingers and lingers...
A quality wine.
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10/31/2014 - Giggs wrote:
Decanted briefly. Needs more decanting for the alcohol to blow off. It's still very nice, with good tannins. Seems like a 91-92 point wine, but I will reserve judgment until I've given the next bottle more decanting.
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6/27/2014 - Filippo wrote: 92 Points
Rich yet not a boring fruit bomb. Very nice
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2/7/2014 - Tudz Drkl Likes this wine: 90 Points
Excellent fruit and balance are the standout characteristics of this wine. Dark and red berry fruits combine with licorice and spices on the nose and the palate reprises these on a, still young but soft, tannic structure. Nice finish and a joy to drink.
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1/7/2014 - Wink Likes this wine: 92 Points
Dark, dark garnet. Nose of mint, espresso, & vanilla. Refreshing palate of blueberry, cassis, black cherry, espresso, and vanilla. Excellent length. Focused, mouthwatering acidity that keeps you reaching for the glass. Sweet tannins: hard to believe this is Red Mountain fruit. Integrated oak. Lovely, balanced Bordeaux blend from Washington (56% Cab Sauv, 33% Cab Franc, 11% Merlot).
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6/8/2013 - short and confused wrote: 93 Points
Served to friends who tend to like bold new world wines. This seemed to hit the mark. Deep red. A lovely melange of varietally appropriate aromas that really held interest. Dark black berries, a hint of red cherries, mineral laden earth, cedar, tobacco and some flowery elements on the end. In the mouth, appropriate tongue coating tannins and strong minerality in counter point with layered silky, sweet red fruit. I wish I had bought a case of this and not just 3 bottles. Absolutely stunning for the money (I paid $29). Looking forward to the next one.
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9/23/2012 - Motz wrote: 91 Points
A monolithic powerhouse. It put my mind to Chateau La Vieille Cure's 2005 offering. Nose shows lots of light roast coffee, some minerality and dark fruits. It's 'thick' on the palate, almost muddy. It's a full-bodied wine, quite heavy. There's some greenishness, probably imparted by the Cabernet Franc, which should soften with time. I can't identify anything charming in this correctly made wine. I would like to come back to this in two to three years. It certainly has the stuffing to age that long, and beyond.
I liked the Cadence Coda 2008 better. While possibly not as ageworthy as the present wine, it was more charming and nuanced.
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7/28/2012 - matro wrote: 89 Points
No detailed notes but but not memorable. Opened for 3 hours and decanted before serving. Slightly flabby on the palate, good fruit, but nothing special.
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4/14/2012 - garambler wrote: 91 Points
Friends and I tasted this at the winery on 4/14/12. It had a wonderful, deep and fragrant bouquet (although it was noticeably more reserved than the 08) of black currant, blackberry, licorice, cinnamon, mineral and spice aromas. The palate was smooth, well integrated, supple and dry with flavors of black currant, cherry, licorice, spice and mineral.
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11/6/2011 - curtispomeroy wrote: 90 Points
Pop and pour on day one and drink at cellar temp. I am not a fan of cab franc and this element was a little too pronounced for me on day one. Day two and the cab franc has settled back and enjoy the wine much more. Drank way too early but wanted a sense of what this bottling is all about.
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10/18/2011 - BSpdx wrote: 92 Points
Delicious blend. Love the red mountain fruit. Full bodied and savory with an extremely long finish.
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6/11/2011 - atubbs wrote: 92 Points
A Christmas gift from a friend.
Spicy and tight as hell just after popping the bottle, definitely one to let sit in the decanter for a bit at this point.
Deep garnet, almost brown. very Ruby-brown. Black pepper. A ilttle hot? Tannins are smooth and well integrated, but this will mellow nicely with a few more years, I suspect.
Would go great with a big juicy steak. This is a big wine with a nice long finish and some staying power.
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3/12/2011 - tarheel17 wrote:
note from 24 hours open in bottle:
Once again, the Tapteil is, to me, almost port-like - not sweet in the least, just dark and charismatically intense. Firm black fruit, supple tannin and a blackberry liqueur flavor at the end. Alcohol is a little high but it was tasted warm (room temp). This bottle is certainly not shy nor is waiting for you to open it in 5 years. On the other hand, I believe it will certainly improve over the next 10+. Med acid, med+ tannin, long finish. I still prefer their Ciel du Cheval, but that's the case every year.
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10/18/2010 - omars wrote: 93 Points
Very smooth, perfect fruit
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7/13/2010 - Eric wrote:
Wow, a lush, structured baby. Where the 2008 is like a brooding adult dog, the 2007 is a slobbery puppy that just wants to play. Sit in your 2008's and enjoy the up-front fun of this really rambunctious 2007.
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5/4/2010 - Filippo wrote:
Way too young to drink now. Significant tannins and noticeable acidity are still predominant over fruit and finesse. I will open the next bottle no earleir than 2-3 years from now.
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3/7/2010 - Blair Curtis wrote: 93 Points
Drank this over the course of the weekend. Opened on Friday morning and sampled...the wine was very expressive, but extremely primary - almost like a barrel sample. I recorked the wine and placed it back in cellar temperature for 10 hours. By that time, the wine was showing a bit more development, but was still very youthful. The sweetness of the fruit was still fairly intense. The powerful tannins kept the wine structured at all times. I vacu-vined the remainder and put the bottle back at cellar temperature. After another 24 hours, I returned to the wine and finished it. This was the best stage for the wine to my taste. The fruit had settled down nicely to the level I would expect from a young mountain cabernet. The balance had improved and the elements seemed more integrated. I suppose it can't be considered news to say this wine is too young yet. But it is encouraging to see the way the wine developed and improved over about 36 hours. I think that should bode well for long-term improvement in the cellar!
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1/1/2010 - RickG wrote:
Opened from a 375 and decanted. After 15 mins the nose is just starting to open up, notes of red and purple fruit, a hint of high-toned menthol and other fresh green herbs and some cocoa. Broad flavors on palate, fine tannins, good silky mouthfeel. Nice density without getting unctuous and overbearing. The palate is transparent in a good way - it lets you look into the various flavors and feels 3D vs a wash of flat flavors and then nothing. Finish is good, lingers maybe 20-30 sec and doesn't cut off. There are good acids here, but this is about fruit and pedigree and this wine will age on the high quality fruit and tannins.
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