Cost: $18.95
Grape Variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Category: Red Wine
Appellation: VINTAGES
Country: USA
Region: North Coast
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Raymond Vineyard & Cellar
Alcohol: 13.5 %
Description: Medium+ ruby in colour with a medium+ intensity on the nose.

Positives: Mild cedar with ripe blackberry, dark chocolate, mesquite, leather, some pencil shavings & celery on the finish. Medium+ weight & tannins with good acidity & a fairly long length.

Negatives: A little too much celery & not enough berry fruit.

Interesting Point: For my sommelier friend Roberto in the Cayman Islands, Blackbeard’s:  this wine goes with artichokes!

Drink now or over the next 2 years on its own or pair it grilled steak with steamed artichokes with olive oil & steak sauce spice.

Tasted: 2 Jun 12

Score: 8.5+/10, Value: 9/10, Total: 18/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 3.5+

LCBO#: 269761