03 Oct, 2006
Avalon 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon California (2)
Yum
Last time we had this fine cab, on 26, Aug 2006, we initially loved it. The purity of fruit and rich, jammy character won us over. But then (dum, dum, duh...) we made a GRAVE mistake. Yep, a "boo-boo." Paired this raspberry coloured beauty with, a-hem, uh, Domino's Pizza. As was expected, the pepperoni duked it out with the cab and WE lost. Time Warp ahead to the present. Lesson learned. Avalon TONIGHT is paired with steak salad. Double yum. And as a corker (pun intended,) I found it for $8.99 last month at Jungle Jim's. :) With the steak salad, the Avalon worked wonderfully. No chocolate hints, as the label suggests, but this is nice stuff. Not the deepest, most complex cab out there, but very approachable. As the label continues, it would certainly appeal to the merlot lover, too. Marjorie would DIG this vino! BUT, alas, she came home tonight with a COLD. Can't taste this pleasant, slightly sweet fruit-forward cab. But,there'll be more of this carefree cab in the future...
Rating: 8.75 out of 10