Cabernet Sauvignon

Santa Rita
Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 . . . . . 8.99
89/100 - Our score.
This has to be the sub-$10 Cabernet buy of the year. Not only do you get rich and ripe fruit flavors of blackcurrant and black cherry, there are the added complexities of oak, herbs and earth all perfectly interwoven with none of these flavors overpowering the others. After these fantastic flavors entertain your palate, the wine finishes with velvet-like tannins. You will think that you are drinking a $30 wine. (Chile)

Bonterra
Mendocino County
Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 . . . . . 11.99
88/100 - Wine Spectator. “Supple, elegant and polished, delivering ripe, fleshy plum, black cherry, mineral, spice and light cedary oak flavors that are well-proportioned, gaining length. Drink now through 2011. (California)

Santa Rita
“Medalla Real”
Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 . . . . . 15.99
91/100 - Our score.
Is there a better Cabernet value than the Reserve Cabernet from Santa Rita? The answer is yes. Their Medalla Real Cabernet is made from hand-picked grapes from a single estate. It is aged for just over a year in French oak. This wine can compete with third or fourth growth Bordeaux at a fraction of the price. The 2004 and 2005 vintages both scored 91 in the Wine Spectator and we feel that the 2006 is of equal or better quality. More structure, more grip and more complexity than the Reserve. Blackcurrant, damp earth, cedar, and vanilla flavors. Super concentration, with sweet tannins in the finish. Drink it now or lay it away for ten years. (Chile)

Milat
St. Helena Napa Valley
Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 . . . . . 18.99
91+/100 - Our score.
This small-production, family owned and operated winery delivers a tremendous amount of value. The quality rivals that of many other Napa Cabs that fetch three to four times the price. Sumptuous aromas of ripe blackberry, black-cherry and plum are layered with notes of cedar, spice, and mocha. The silky rich fruit coats the palate with a harmonious balance of oak, caressing tannin and fresh, invigorating acidity. The luscious fruit continues to linger with subtle oak spice on the long, smooth finish. Delicious to drink now, this wine can only get better as it softens with more time in the cellar. (California)

Col Solare
Columbia Valley Proprietary Red 2005 . . . . . 39.99
Winery price: $75. Median online price: $64.99.
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93/100 - Wine Spectator.
94/100 - Wine Advocate. “Col Solare is a partnership between Tuscany’s Marchesi Piero Antinori and Chateau Ste-Michelle which started in 1995. Curiously, the one wine produced uses only traditional Bordeaux grapes. The 2005 Red Table Wine is composed of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc. It also spent 27 months in new French and American oak. The 2005 vintage contains more Red Mountain fruit which may be why it is more structured and powerful; it’s also the case that 2005 is a superior vintage. The wine is purple-colored with notes of wood smoke, mineral, spice box, black currant and blackberry. On the palate, it is full-bodied and layered with the tannins well concealed. Reminiscent of a top level Pauillac, it will evolve for 5-7 years and provide pleasure through 2030.” (Washington)


Our Scoring Scale 96 -100 - Extraordinary 90 - 95 - Exceptional 85 - 89 - Above Average
84 and below -	You won't find it at the Wine Discount Center