I don't know if this is a legit 91 rated cab.... but you can sure pay a lot more for a lot less. This is not a big, round California-style cabernet, but it still fairly full on the palate with good fruit. Thin but clean on the back end. It holds up well with grilled meat. At the price, you can't beat it. It's our new "house red."

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We generally favor heavier reds, so I bought this wine with low expectations just to have a rose on hand. After one bottle, I ordered a case. It is light and crisp, but has much more depth and character than typical American pinks (like white zins and white grenache's). Not overly sweet at all, and meatiness and earthiness of malbec is present on the back, beneath summer fruit and florals up front. This wine isn't going to "wow" anybody, but it is very nice to have moderately chilled, on a warm evening on the patio with fresh fuits or cheeses.

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Very nice Zin. Loaded with dark fruit and pepper spice. But this wine NEEDS AIR. It comes out of the bottle very tight, with alcohol and tannin overpowering the fruit. But run through an areator or decanted and left alone for 1/2 hour and this wine blooms and lives up to its rankings. Big, rich and surprisingly dry on the finish. It will benefit from another year or two in the bottle to soften and layer a bit more. Works well with grilled beef and holds up to spicy foods.

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