Cadence Cabernet Sauvignon Cara Mia Vineyard 2021

You can call it "old school." You can call it "classic." One thing's for sure: it's fabulous! Known for power and structure, Red Mountain seems the least likely Washington growing area to birth this elegance Cabernet. But this is exactly what Cadence founder Ben Smith has been working towards for the better part of two decades. In his words: Perhaps I should begin by telling you how we wanted to style a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from our vineyard and then tell you how close I came to the mark! 2021 is the 16th vintage from Cara Mia Vineyard. In that time we’ve incessantly tweaked, prodded, pruned, grafted and in many other ways changed the way we farm and harvest fruit, all with the goal of producing intense wines of grace and balance not normally found on Red Mountain or in most of Washington. In those 16 years I have become increasingly confident in our pick decisions (being old has a few advantages) and in that time we’ve lowered our ripeness levels at least one to 1.5 Brix, a signifi