Today we review a Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon that sells at Total Wine and a few other places. It has no vintage, meaning the grapes come from various years. It is 14.8% alcohol. Total Wine prices it at $27.
So — “cult” wines in general are highly sought-after and even more highly-priced wines, usually red, the stuff that drives rich winos crazy, making them willing to pay almost anything for their heavenly goodness.
This Napa Valley cabernet has taken the name — but have they incorporated the essence of a cult wine? The answer:
No. At $27, this stuff is painfully average. Emphasis on “pain.” I paid $27 for this, as I took in the Total Wine flyer that said it’s their #2 selling wine. Wow, it must be good! Wrong. I mean, sure, it’s good. But it’s not $27-Total-Wine good. It’s got nice tannins, leaving a good, clean finish after your hopeful gulps. There is no trashy typical-California-cheap-red-wine goulash taste left behind. Just crisp, black-fruited alcohol. But “cult” wine? I don’t think so.
Is this wine a fraud? A sham? A crass, insulting, greedy play for your hard-earned cash, promising heaven but delivering only a competent $15 red? Well, I didn’t say any of those things, I just asked the questions. Like Fox News’ Neil Cavuto asking “George W. Bush — Best President Ever?” I mean, they are just questions.
Not recommended.
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