Cadence Tapteil Cabernet Sauvignon-Cabernet Franc-Merlot, Washington, USA

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點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：2239

Plush and generous. Not big or rangy, but nicely focused to show its blackberry, beet and floral flavors against refined tannins. This has depth and deftness. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Merlot. Best from 2014 through 2018. 260 cases made. –HS

Gritty, with tough tannins around a sweet core of currant and black cherry flavors, lingering on the finish with hints of sandalwood and tobacco. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Best from 2012 through 2017. 496 cases made. -HS

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.——P.G.(2/1/2011)—— 93

Firm in texture, with lots of violet and lavender overtones to the blackberry flavors, lingering against hints of tobacco and earth. Complex and interesting, but needs time to soften. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2011 through 2016. 340 cases made. -HS

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.——P.G.(3/1/2007)—— 95