Who said wine and football don't mix?
BARGAIN ALERT! Tonight’s wine may very well be the cheapest available at Barriques at $4.99/bottle. Look out, Chuck. All the way from the Cuyo region of Argentina comes the Astica Cuyo Cabernet Sauvignon 2008. Is it a bargain or is it just a cheap wine? The low buy-in to find out garnered a look.
Wine: Astica Cuyo Cabernet Sauvignon 2008Vitals: 13% abv, Cuyo Region, “Produced from grapes hand-picked in the Cuyo Valley, which lies in the northern boundaries of Mendoza and lies at very high altitude (800 to 1,100 meters above sea).”
Company line: “The wine presents a ripe blackberry aroma with a smooth, round, fruity palate. Ideal to drink with grilled meats, roast, and full-flavoured dishes”
My take: Dark garnet in the glass. Nose is somewhat muted but provides some dark berry along with a leathery ribbon. A cooling minty/anise flourish distracts somewhat from an otherwise one-note ripe blackberry palate. Body is on the thin side and finish is dry and short. A little rough around the edges for the seared porkchop with braised carrots and twice-baked potato I whipped up for dinner tonight, but not an entirely awful experience. I’m not sure I would add this to my regular rotation, but you can certainly do worse for five bucks.
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