Ripe but not sweet, concentrated but not hot, with full fruit flavor enhanced by secondary aromas and flavors reminiscent of chocolate and coffee, this wine is very tasty now but also should improve with three to five years of cellaring. It’s rare to find a northern California Cabernet evidencing this much complexity and harmony for a $20 price tag. Kudos to the folks at Kenwood! (Tasted blind at the 2011 Sonoma County Harvest Fair wine competition.)
Kenwood, Sonoma County (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2008
By Paul Lukacs