So…
Tonight, my wife went out to dinner with a few of her sorority friends from San Jose State. I was invited, but it just seems more like a “girls night” type of thing. I decided to skip it.
Tomorrow, she’s going to Napa with some other friends. Again… it’s a girl thing, so I’m out. Don’t trip, though. Come Sunday, Kara and I will be heading up to Healdsburg for a few days in celebration of our first wedding anniversary. Believe me… I will have my wine time. I will have my food time. I will have my Kara time.
There are three things I must do when Kara is away.
1) I must eat greasy food.
2) I must watch tv that she rather would not.
3) I must open up her wine and have a taste.
So, earlier I made myself a greasy plate of red, white, and blue potato hash (She took the camera with her, so you’ll have to trust that it looked delicious). Right now, I’m watching the Giants beating the Padres 2 to 0. And here’s the wine…
Redtree 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon. When the wife takes the camera, I steal pictures from the interweb.
Kara decided to pick up the Redtree 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon at the BevMo 5 Cent Sale. Cecchetti Wine Company, the producer of this California red wine, gives a suggested retail price of $8 a bottle. BevMo is selling it for $10 during the 5 Cent Sale. My guess is that you would normally be able to get the wine for 6 or 7 bucks (Let’s all check BevMo.com after the sale is over).
Wilfred Wong (the resident wine taster for BevMo) gave the 08 vintage of this wine 88 points. The Wine Enthusiast gives the current vintage an 85, calling it “A great wine to buy by the case for a house red.” The wine maker pitches this screw-top cab as being both fruit-forward and food-friendly (They are also, apparently, fans of alliteration).
On the real, though… We both know you’re reading this to know how I feel about it…
Color: Rose bush red. It is light in color. I can see my fingers through the wine.
Nose: Chalk dust (I do love chalk!), orange peel, cocoa, and a little bit of tomato. Not bad at all.
Taste: There is some fruit at the beginning, but not what you’d expect. It tastes a little like a cranberry, orange, and lime zest cocktail. There is some nice acidity that would go nice with pasta, pizza, and pistachios (I can do it too, Redtree). The only drawback with this wine is that it is extremely thin. There is not much of a backbone at all. I would drink it now if I were to buy it again… I mean… If Kara buys it again.
Score: 83. Pitched as a value red table wine, I can’t see the value in spending any more that $6 a bottle for it. I’ve paid less for better (L’Authentique anyone?). Again… It’s not bad. It just ain’t that great either.
Well, look what happened…
I start writing, and the Giants extend their lead to 4 – 1. I should do this more often.
Did I mention that the wife will be away tomorrow?
Stay Rad,
Jeff
Stay Rad 