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Cadence Ciel du Cheval Red Wine Red (Red Mountain)

Red Mountain · Columbia Valley · United States

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carne assada · cordeiro · queijos curados

201392 pts

Cabernet Franc (39%) takes the lead followed by Cabernet Sauvignon (38%), Petit Verdot (15%) and Merlot. Aromas of black currant, licorice, pencil lead and flowers are followed by ripe generous fruit flavors. The tannins are combed to a fine sheen.
201092 pts

This Bordeaux-style blend showcases the intensity of the vineyard's grapes, with aromatics suggesting bright berries and iron filings. It's still a tight, compact wine, sharply acidic, and will require further bottle age to really deliver on its potential. Try after 2018.
200992 pts

Here you'll find a supple melding of red fruit flavors that are accented by a mocha note. The Red Mountain minerality is found in the muscular frame, which resolves into astringent, delicately chalky tannins.
200691 pts

Dense and juicy, bursting with a mix of berries and cassis. A delicate balance of acids and fine, ripe tannins provides the structural underpinnings, with the vineyard's characteristic streak of iron ore running straight down the spine.
200590 pts

Fragrant and liquorous, this opens with scents of berry and cherry and spice, lightly lifted with floral accents. The wine is a pretty ruby color, and it walks the line between open and closed, poised right on the fence. There is a sharp spicy streak, which wraps into the graphi…