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Kirkland Signature Cabernet Sauvignon NV, California

12 Friday Jan 2024

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I bought this 3 Liter box wine to use for a red wine gravy base- it was $16.   I have hopes/faith it will perform decently.

Bright purple and opaque but when I poured the first glass, it foamed up considerably.

After 5 minutes it subsided into a regular looking glass of wine with deep hues and medium viscosity (13% ABV).  The nose of this ‘California’ Cabernet Sauvignon has medium intensity aromas of candied cherry (not my fave), red twizzlers, cherry cola, black raspberry and black pepper.  The palate is off-dry (surprise, surprise) with medium acidity, medium (-) tannins and a medium body.  The flavors echo the nose on this wine that has a slightly tart finish which is short in length. I know it only runs the equivalent of $4 per regular sized bottle but I had hopes, which were dashed as soon as I smelled the candy.  It’s not good.  75 points at best, the rest gets made into gravy.  1 star and a major pass.  Salut….

Cheap Bastard Basement Red NV, Lodi, California

28 Tuesday Nov 2023

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A friend of mine brought this over as a Thanksgiving gag wine.  Turned out, he was right on the money….

Deep purple colored with medium viscosity (14% ABV). The nose has medium (-) intensity aromas of candied red cherry, raspberry and pomegranate. Dry with medium (+) acidity and low tannins this wine has a medium (-) body.  The label says to expect spicy ripe dark fruit- instead I’m getting some tart notes of underripe red fruit and perhaps some manipulation in the cellar.  This wine has no finish and is a major pass at 75 points.  I ended up using it in a braise with Oxtails, it did okay in that role.  $6 still makes it a 1 star effort.  Salut….

 

Tageto Rosso Donna Olimpia 2009

02 Sunday Dec 2012

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I’ll admit it, I didn’t really drink this wine.  I sniffed it, made up my mind and then tasted what little was in my sampler.  Sugared candy water with sweet strawberry on the nose totally and utterly threw me off this wine.  By the time I actually tasted it, I was already looking for the next wine to try, I had lost interest.  Nothing there.  Just fake wine, with no tannins or depth.  A major pass for me.  I was so surprised that I had to do some research.  A big name critic gave this wine 92 points!  I could not agree less with that rating.   Zero stars, not worth the effort.  I would love it if someone else tries this wine and lets me know their thoughts, I could be way off the mark here.

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