Saturday Night – Inexpensive Wines – Part 2

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The 2008 Baron Philippe de Rothschild Cabernet Sauvignon was the other wine on tap for the evening.

"Fresh corn... I love this time of year!"

The nose on it was very mild but there was some lead pencil, green pepper and eucalyptus aromas happening. The wine had a sour cherry and mint flavour to it. Structure to the wine was a little off as the tannins were harsh and the acidity was low. This wine was a good pairing with the Carpaccio as the rare meat neutralized the tannin nicely and brought more fruit to the forefront. It wasn’t that good with the main course as the sweetness of the corn was just killing this wine.

"Pardon? $15 French Cab?"

Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 83, Mark – 85, Kathy – 83, Amy – 84, Overall – 83.75.

I couldn’t find a LCBO listing for this wine which probably means it has sold out completely. I do know that it was listed at $15 a bottle.

For a $15 Cabernet Sauvignon this wasn’t a bad wine. Personally I’d be tempted to spend a couple of bucks more and get something from California or Chile in the $18 range as you will get a much better wine.

We finished the evening with a store bought chocolate cake which I didn’t try as I was too full at that point. The ladies mentioned that both wines were pretty good with the rich chocolate cake.

It was fun to try a couple of new wines and while they didn’t light me up like a Christmas tree they weren’t half bad.

Cheers!

Mark