This wine is soft and supple on the palate yet full-flavored, with layered complexity in the finish, and none of the off-putting sweetness that mars so many Golden State reds these days. Beautifully balanced, it has the stuffing to suggest successful aging, but there is no need to wait to enjoy it. You simply can’t do much better for $20 when shopping for California Cabernet.
Martin Ray, Sonoma County (California) Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
By Paul Lukacs