June has been unseasonable hot this year, so I'm going to
blame the weather for our lack of wine drinking this month. Sadly we've only opened two bottles, and both
of them were from
This was an extremely light Cab, which made it better suited
to the inhospitable heat. The wine
started off like most Cabs with a nose that was lively and rich with the proper
dark berry and cherry notes. However,
the lightness was immediately noticeable on the palate. The usual fullness
found in most Cabs was absent, but that wasn't entirely a bad thing. Cherry and currant strike first followed by
nice undertones of smoky oak. Light
tannins rounded out this easy drinking summer wine. The Alambrado opened up very nicely the
second day. The flavors became richer,
but it was still lighter than your standard Cab.
We opened the wine to go with a couple of NY strips that
H.E.B. had on sale. While the wine did
not go as well as a deeper and full Cab would have, the Alambrado still did
passably well with the nicely charred beef.
If you're a fan of traditional full Cabs, this wine is not for you. However, if you're looking for a decently
priced lighter red that is more akin to some of the Spanish and Italian reds
then this is a great wine for you.
This was a Wall Street Journal Wine Club wine that is no
longer available on their site. You can
still find it available at a few online retailers for about $13.
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