Winery - Cadence
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a special wine, a beautiful rendition of pure Cab from a single Red Mountain vineyard—Tapteil. It shows the power of the grape, the structural verticality, the austerity, but it is also ripe enough to stand alone and shine all by itself. This is a perfectly sculpted wine, elegant and fine, sleek and muscular. It needs time, no doubt, but it’s delicious right now as well. I just love pure Cabernet. It’s like a zen wine.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Soft, spicy and complex, but also muscular; this Cabernet-driven Bordeaux blend may be the most complex of Cadence’s three vineyard-designates. The wine has more heat and power than the other two, and I love the way the spice kicks in. There is considerable toasty and coffee flavor in it as well; all wrapped into a lush and harmonious, smooth and contiguous whole.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From the exceptional Klipsun vineyard, this blend of two thirds Merlot and one third Cabernet Sauvignon delivers beautifully softened and ripened tannins. This is a great effort; it clearly shows why Washington is the place for that grape, and the Cabernet filling in the spine. The oak (40% new, all French) is matched to the weight of the fruit, and used properly, as a spice, not an event unto itself. This is as good as Klipsun gets, with the acid still there, no roasted flavors, no heat and no rough tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This mostly Cabernet Franc red blend is drinking beautifully right now, but it’s got some real stuffing. The fruit is polished, plummy, and evolved; there are nice toasty hightlights and even hints of tobacco if you look. It drinks like a much pricier wine.
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Cadence Red Blend - 2004
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The winery’s selection of its best barrels makes a fascinating wine, showing mixed Asian spices, supple fruit and beautiful fine-grained tannins. Muscular and detailed, it has a bit of an alcoholic kick to the finish. Powerful and very well-crafted.
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Cadence Red Blend - 2003
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is wonderfully fragrant, lush, plush and enveloping—it almost suffocates you with aromas of fruit and barrel and nicely-rendered spice. The fruit is pure and ripe, but the acids are preserved and the tannins are ripe, though still a bit chewy.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Intense and sappy, this focused and brilliant young wine tastes like condensed berry juice. Despite it’s raw power, it retains a sleek, elegant mouthfeel, like a ride in an especially well-built sports car.
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Cadence Red Blend - 2003
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Here is another stellar effort from Cadence, with the control and precision that begins to show why Washington should emulate France more than California. This does not have the sheer weight and tannin of the Klipsun, but it compensates with an underlying minerality and a sinuous core of ripe but not too ripe red fruits. Complex and understated, this is a wine for fans of subtlety and elegance.
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Cadence Red Blend - 2004
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A strong vintage at a star vineyard brings a tight, chewy wine of great character. Black and blue fruits, a firm and full vein of mineral and graphite, and an overriding sense of restrained power. This is a wine that may require some years in the bottle to open up, but with decanting can be enjoyed immediately.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Lovely aromas are a perfect mix of dust, rock, cassis and black fruits; the flavors carry so much detail that it’s hard to catalog it all. Subtle but well defined, they cascade over and around each other in a gentle profusion—there is black cherry, then rock, then lead pencil, then some smoke, then a whiff of licorice, and so on. A fascinating wine with good aging potential.
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