2012 Cadence "Tapteil Vineyard" Red Mountain Bordeaux Blend cherry nose starts this wine

cherry nose starts this wine off on the right foot

sappy and broad

This sensational wine comes from vines planted between 1949 and 1999

dark ruby-colored Zinfandel offers briary

which resulted in a fresh crispy white

2012 Cadence "Tapteil Vineyard" Red Mountain Bordeaux Blend cherry nose starts this wineThe 2012 Tapteil Vineyard is elegant and complex, with lots of minerality in its red plums, blueberry and floral bouquet. Full bodied, mouth filling, layered and pure, with lots of tannin on the mid palate and finish, it needs short term cellaring and will be another 2012 from Ben that will see its 20th birthday in fine form. The blend here is 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 19% Cabernet Franc, all of which spent 18 months in 40% new French