I have been playing a wine game with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town where I show up with a mystery bottle and ask them to review it blind. By not knowing what the wine is or who represents it, hopefully, an honest-no-bs-review is achieved. ~ PK
Come inside and read the review of our next contestant…
^ Mr. Sebastien Le Goff.
^ 2006 Rock & Vine Three Ranches Cabernet Sauvignon
ABV: 14%
Category: Cabernet Sauvignon (79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13 % Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot)
Country: California, USA
Winemaker: Nine North Wine Co.
Agency/Importer: Freehouse Wine + Spirits Ltd.
Varietal Character/Distinctiveness: 2 ~ “Dark fruits, spices.”
Expression: 4 ~ “Very jammy. Very forward fruits. New World expression.”
Complexity: 3.5 ~ “Sweet and savoury notes, spicy, sage. Fairly complex. Herbaceous, chocolate.”
Balance: 3.5 ~ “High alcohol but a good acidity. Short finish.”
Value: 3 ~ “A bit pricey. Lack of length in the mouth.”
Score: 16/25
Availability: Broadway International Wine Shop, Kitsilano Wine Cellar, Brewery Creek
Pricing: $24.90
Further tasting notes: Jammy notes on the nose. Dark fruit. A bit on the chewy side. Added flavour with sage and herbs, some chocolate hints. Lots of extraction, some oak notes. Too bad it is short on the finish. Good chewy tannins.
Wine reviewed by: Sebastien Le Goff of Uva Wine Bar and Cibo Trattoria.
