The other wine we had with the appetizers was the 2002 Vina Robles Cabernet Sauvignon.
The nose on the Vina Robles was quite different than the Rutherford Ranch as its main aromas were chocolate, vegetal, peat moss and a rich earthy aroma; there was little to no fruit to be found on the nose. It must have been Cab disguise night as I would have guessed this was a Cab by the nose but would have thought it was a French Cab by the nose and not a California Cab. There was one flavour to this wine and it was raspberry, big huge raspberry flavour dominated everything else in this wine. This wine had a much bigger mouth-feel to it than the Rutherford Ranch as the tannin, acidity and fruit were nicely balanced in this wine. The finish was short but it least it stay around long enough to say good-bye unlike the Rutherford Ranch which came for the food and left before anyone noticed it. The wine was a good match to the food.
Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 87, Mark - 87, Kathy – 84, Amy – 86, Overall – 86.
There was no LCBO listing for this wine but I remember it being in the $20-23 price point.
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