About the Wine: 2009 is not a personal favorite vintage for California Cabs. They tend to be overly fruit forward and lacking in the structure and complexity that can be found in other vintages. This does not mean that all 2009 Cabs are bad or even that they are all wrong for my personal taste. It does mean that I enter this with a certain amount of skepticism.
About THIS Wine: The center is purple with a red rim. Smoke and oak are prominent on the nose with hints of red fruit. Oak and dark fruit define a palate with a dry finish.
Drinking This Wine: Definitely a steak wine. It is too dry to have by itself and too heavy for any light food.
Overall Impression: Over oaking is a chronic problem in California wines and it is present here. The maker seems to have tried to compensate for the weakness of the vintage by giving the wine and extended oak aging, but I think they overdid it. Or maybe they just thought the juice was stronger than it was. This would be okay for ten dollars. At thirteen it is overpriced.
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