One of my friends brought this bottle to the party so I have no idea the price or where to get it. My first impressions were good with a nice color to the glass and blueberries on the nose with some vanilla. Spice box and cedar with blue fruits and plums came across on the palate which was coated in mellow tannins and sweet oak. Decent acidity brought the whole package together for me until the back end heat showed up. I missed the actual percentage, but it was not well integrated, which cost it a point or two. We ate appetizers of shrimp and crab cakes, hardly the best pairing but we enjoyed the whole ambiance of the moment. I would prefer a leg of lamb, perhaps even a grilled pork chop to go with this particular bottle. 89 points and potentially a three star wine if it goes for the $25 price I imagine it to be. Salut….
WTSO often sells Mockingbird Hill – I think it generally should be under $20
That’s probably where my friend got it. I always try and post retail pricing as it is more indicative of what people can expect….Cheers amigo
I post retail prices quite rarely – I don’t have any tracking system, and the time distance between acquiring wine and drinking it might be quite substantial, so I simply don’t remember… Or for the wines which I drink at the event, I simply even don’t know…
Opened my first bottle of their 2009, purchased via WTSO, last night. Wasn’t sure what I was opening, other than a red blend. The bottle specifically does not state “Cabernet Sauvignon”, which meant it had to be less than 75% of something, probably Cabernet. First taste, it was clearly a cabernet, plus other goodies. I guessed, apparently wrongly, malbec. Whatever it is, it was wonderful. I failed to detect the blueberry nuances followed by nutmeg on the mid palate and elderberry fruit briefly upon the hot exit. I tasted a very voluptuous, full bodied, fruity California Cabernet blend that went amazingly well with a freezer direct to sear grilled sirloin steak. Today’s web search shows that it is a Cab-Merlot-Cab Franc blend, ala a Bordeaux blend. It sure didn’t taste like a Bordeaux, and now I’m in the market for more. Wonderful wine, very, very reasonably priced.