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2012 Cadence Cara Mia Vineyard Bel Canto

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December 18, 2022 - $37

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RATINGS

95The Wine Advocate

...complex, perfumed style in its dried flowers, dried spices, vanilla and black cherry and black raspberry-like fruit profile...it’s full-bodied, concentrated and structured on the palate, yet has perfect balance and a great texture.

94Wine Enthusiast

It opens with aromas of flowers, dried herbs, earth and mineral. The mouthfeel is dazzling, showing depth and intensity...

93+ Stephen Tanzer

Deep nose offers scents of cherry, plum, spices and stony minerality. Silky, tactile and thick...offers great sweetness of fruit and a saline suggestion of strong dry extract... Finishes with a superb tannic spine and outstanding persistence.

92Wine Spectator

Firm and chewy, with tannins around a sleek core of licorice-accented blackberry and currant fruit that keeps welling up as the finish persists with elegance. Harmonious.

REGION

United States, Washington, Columbia Valley, Yakima Valley, Red Mountain

Yakima Valley AVA was the first AVA created in Washington State. The valley, a 600,000-acre area in south central Washington, was granted AVA status in 1983. In 1984 Columbia Valley was given AVA status, and Yakima Valley was enclosed within the Columbia Valley AVA. Nevertheless, Yakima Valley remains home to the largest concentration of vineyards and wineries in the state. There are more than 60 wineries and some 16,000 vineyard acres, and nearly 40% of Washington wines are made with Yakima Valley grapes. The most frequently planted grape is Chardonnay, followed by Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Winemaking here dates to 1869, when a winemaker from Alsace planted grape vines. Vineyard planting and wine production plodded along slowly until the early 1980s when numerous modern pioneers started making well-reviewed Yakima Valley wines. Some of the state’s newest, most closely watched appellations, including Red Mountain AVA and Horse Heaven Hills AVA, are contained within Yakima Valley.