COSTCO BARGAIN ALERT! The Kenwood Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon usually sells in stores between $12 and $15 or more. In fact, the local Total Wines and More prices it at $11.99. Recently, at my local Costco, this wine was reduced to $5.79. You cannot find a better wine bargain anywhere.
We already know that 2012 was a great vintage in California for Cabernet Sauvignon and we know that Kenwood is a very good Sonoma winery. From the bottle, we see the alcohol content is listed at 13.5%.
From the Kenwood website, we find that the wine is 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot. The grapes are primarily from Sonoma, Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys in Sonoma County and the wine was aged for 23 months in French, European and American oak barrels.
The wine has ample flavors of black cherry and plum with a long lasting finish and medium tannins. The flavor hits in the middle of the spectrum for Cabernet Sauvignon. It is neither bright fruit forward nor heavy, dusty oak. Most Cabernet drinkers will find this to be an enjoyable wine for pairing with roast or red pasta sauce meals. I really enjoyed this wine and will buy a lot more if it is still at the same price.
SC Wine Joe rating = 89 points
We already know that 2012 was a great vintage in California for Cabernet Sauvignon and we know that Kenwood is a very good Sonoma winery. From the bottle, we see the alcohol content is listed at 13.5%.
From the Kenwood website, we find that the wine is 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot. The grapes are primarily from Sonoma, Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys in Sonoma County and the wine was aged for 23 months in French, European and American oak barrels.
The wine has ample flavors of black cherry and plum with a long lasting finish and medium tannins. The flavor hits in the middle of the spectrum for Cabernet Sauvignon. It is neither bright fruit forward nor heavy, dusty oak. Most Cabernet drinkers will find this to be an enjoyable wine for pairing with roast or red pasta sauce meals. I really enjoyed this wine and will buy a lot more if it is still at the same price.
SC Wine Joe rating = 89 points
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