Name: Picket Fence Cabernet
Sauvignon
Vintage: 2010
Region: Alexander Valley, California
Price: $19
Tasting Notes: “This wine has classic Sonoma Cabernet characteristics of cassis, green olive and hints of chocolate. French Oak aging contributes vanilla, clove and hazelnut aromas which create a unique foil for the robust blackberry and raspberry fruit flavors leading to a round, flavorful finish. Pair with aged and semi-hard cheeses, or try lamb with a dry rub of rosemary, shallots and fruity olive oil.
Vintage: 2010
Region: Alexander Valley, California
Price: $19
Tasting Notes: “This wine has classic Sonoma Cabernet characteristics of cassis, green olive and hints of chocolate. French Oak aging contributes vanilla, clove and hazelnut aromas which create a unique foil for the robust blackberry and raspberry fruit flavors leading to a round, flavorful finish. Pair with aged and semi-hard cheeses, or try lamb with a dry rub of rosemary, shallots and fruity olive oil.
My
Review: I wasn’t a big fan of this wine – I found it to be very dry. I haven’t yet acquired the taste for Cabernet
Sauvignon, so that is probably the main reason I did not like this wine. However, when it was paired with a cheese
provided at the tasting, I could detect small changes in the wine. And I thought it definitely made it more
drinkable. I did get a slight fruit
flavor of maybe blackberry or raspberry as described, but I did not get much of
the vanilla and hazelnut aromas.
this wine is really a classic, and especially for those who like flavor over tannin. Its one of the most mellow reasonably priced wines I have tasted this year.
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