For the past 2 years, Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 has been my favorite "every day" Cabernet Sauvignon. Recently, I was at Costco and when I reached for my Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon and I was surprised to notice that the stack included the 2013, 2014 and 2015 vintages. I had never seen 3 vintages of a wine being sold together before. Since my last blog on this wine was for the 2012 vintage ( http://scwinejoe.blogspot.com/2015/09/2012-bonterra-cabernet-sauvignon.html ), I decided to taste all 3 vintages and make a comparison.
From the bottles, we see the following:
2013 Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon
72% Mendocino County
28% Lake County
14.4% Alc.
2014 Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon
64% Mendocino County
24% Lake County
14.3% Alc.
2015 Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon
California
13.8% Alc.
All three wines are made with organic grapes and all have the same deep color. The 2015 was a lighter weight with slightly more oak than the 2014 and 2013. The 2014 and 2013 are full bodied with concentrated flavors of dark fruit. My judgement was that the 2013 had the most pleasant complex flavors. Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon is widely available but at Costco, I paid $9.99 and I will continue to buy this wine as long as the 2013 and 2014 vintages are available.
SC Wine Joe ratings: 2013 91 pts.
2014 90 pts.
2015 89 pts.
From the bottles, we see the following:
2013 Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon
72% Mendocino County
28% Lake County
14.4% Alc.
2014 Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon
64% Mendocino County
24% Lake County
14.3% Alc.
2015 Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon
California
13.8% Alc.
All three wines are made with organic grapes and all have the same deep color. The 2015 was a lighter weight with slightly more oak than the 2014 and 2013. The 2014 and 2013 are full bodied with concentrated flavors of dark fruit. My judgement was that the 2013 had the most pleasant complex flavors. Bonterra Cabernet Sauvignon is widely available but at Costco, I paid $9.99 and I will continue to buy this wine as long as the 2013 and 2014 vintages are available.
SC Wine Joe ratings: 2013 91 pts.
2014 90 pts.
2015 89 pts.
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