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* | | A little earthiness. Blackberry. Black currant. Strawberry. A super nose. Less compelling on the taste but still very good. A medium-bodied wine that trails off after a quick start but then lingers. A nice finish. An excellent value. 47% Cabernet; 32% Syrah; 21% Merlot. | $15 | |
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Saint Laurent Lucky Red 2004
Cadence 2005 Releases
Among the new wines I most look forward to sampling each year are Cadence’s excellent assortment of wines sourced from
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Score | Name | Notes | $ | |
* | Cadence Klipsun 2005 | Blueberry. Light spices. Dark, sweet fruit. A good, thick, full wine on the palate with a long finish. As with last year’s, color seems a little more mature than one would expect. 82% Merlot; 18% Cabernet. | $40 | |
* | Cadence Taptiel 2005 | Black licorice. Some chocolate. Still fairly light on the nose. Gripping tannins. Still a very young wine but will be excellent given more time. 50% Cabernet; 30% Merlot; 20% Cab Franc. | $45 | |
* | Cadence Camerata 2005 | Dried fruits. Tobacco. A powerful nose. Again, a very gripping wine. 100% Ciel du Cheval Petit Verdot. | $55 | |
* | Cadence Ciel du Cheval 2005 | Floral. Plush. Hints of chocolate. Very light spice. Not as tannic or as deep as the others. More refined and easier to drink now. 51% Cabernet; 24% Cab Franc. 19% Merlot. 6% Petit Verdot. | $40 | |
** | Cadence Bel Canto 2005 | A beautiful nose. Dark fruit. Black licorice. Tobacco. Lots of structure. Some mineral notes. An excellent, although still very young, wine. | $55 | |
+ | Cadence Camerata 2006 Barrel Sample | Licorice. Not as tightly structured as the 2005’s. A little more up front on the palate with less on the mid-palate. For a first release from this vineyard, still a very good wine. 93% Cabernet. 7% Cab Franc. | NA | |
** | Cadence Bel Canto 2006 Barrel Sample | Licorice. Some chocolate. Tobacco. Great body and structure. 55% Cab Franc. 45% Merlot. | NA |
Wine Rating System
** | An exceptional wine. Buy it now and either tell all your friends about it or keep it very, very secret, depending on your personality and availability. |
* | An excellent wine. Convince a friend to buy some and share it with you. |
+ | A good wine. Worth drinking. If it represents a particular value I will list it as Recommended. |
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| A decent wine. Drink it if you must. |
- | A flawed wine. Refuse this wine if served. |
This is a deliberate departure from the popular, but somewhat harmful, 100 point system. For you addicts out there, the (rough) correspondence to the 100 point system is: ** (92-100); * (89-91); + (86-88); . (80-85); - (< 79).
Walla Walla Vintners 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Sagemoor Vineyard
Score | Name | Notes | $ |
** | Walla Walla Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon Sagemoor Vineyard 2004 | Coffee. Chocolate. Cherry. Another excellent wine that has improved with some age. 76% Cabernet; 16% Merlot; 8% Cab Franc. | $40 |