Glen Ellen Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Ray

Glen Ellen, California, Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 There’s a sense of whole berries, sweet and a little tooty-fruity with a vanilla veneer.  In the mouth this wine is a bit sweet, quite fruity and fairly gripping – disappointing. Vinted and Bottled in Livermore and Ripon, CA 12.5% purchased for $3.59 at Bottle Barn

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Ray Johnson is the Director of the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University. He teaches and writes about wine and the business of wine and makes his home in Sonoma County.
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2 Responses to Glen Ellen Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

  1. Mark says:
    March 10, 2010 at 7:21 am

    Nice to find a review of such a cheap wine….we all have so many friends that simply aren’t willing (or sometimes able) to pay more then $10 for a bottle of wine and finding information in that price range outside of $2 Chuck at Trader Joe’s is exceedingly difficult.

    Pretty amazing to see a California Cab at 12.5% alcohol….when you say sweet are we talking about a little residual sugar there?

  2. Ray says:
    March 29, 2010 at 10:46 pm

    Hi Mark, I’ve been in France and immersed in wine which I’ll write about soon.

    In the meantime, to your question, yes, there is a bit of residual sugar in this Cabernet. Low levels of RS are a more common component than we might think in ‘dry’ red wines. Thanks for asking the question. Cheers! RJ

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