2010 Cadence Camerata Cara Mia Vineyard
UNITED STATES / WASHINGTON / RED MOUNTAIN
International Wine Cellar | Rating: 91
(76% cabernet sauvignon with 8% each cabernet franc, merlot and petit verdot): Good bright, full red. Aromas of blueberry, mint and menthol along with a hint of cherry. Dense, pliant and sweet but in a distinctly closed stage today, conveying a medicinal quality and a peppery, herbal reserve to its flavors of red and dark berries and spices. Finishes with a firm spine of dusty tannins and lingering flavors of dark berries and peppery herbs. Suave and fine-grained but in need of a good five or six years of patience, at which point it should merit a higher rating.Author: Stephen TanzerIssue: November/December 2012
Following the winemaking traditions of Bordeaux has allowed Cadence to translate the Red Mountain appellation grapes they source into serious single vineyard wines. Both the "Ciel du Cheval" and "Tapteil" productions have structured balance of fruit, acidity and weight that promise initial satisfaction (decanted, of course) and cellar placement. The "Ciel du Cheval" is 39% Cabernet Franc, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, and 8% Petit Verdot. The "Tapteil" is 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc. Both burst with the mineral-laced black fruit and tobacco/cedar spice that is coming to define Washington State's Red Mountain AVA.
See other similar producers:Leonetti Cellar
See other similar producers:Leonetti Cellar
Collector Data For This Wine
- 10 bottles owned
- 2 collectors