Wente Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

[Tyler Brebbermann]

Wente Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Livermore Valley San Francisco Bay 2003 13.5 % vol. $ 11.99

A decent ruby red color. Light aromas of fresh red berries (and nothing else). Red berries again on the palate with moderate acidity. Particularly light bodied with a very lackluster finish. A very simple cab not really baring resemblance to anything.

[Bob Parsons Alberta]

Hi Tyler, how`s it going out there? Still working in the business I guess. Your first choice did not take you to great heights I see!! What else do you have lined up?

[AaronW]

Wente Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Livermore Valley San Francisco Bay 2003 13.5 % vol. $ 11.99

A decent ruby red color. Light aromas of fresh red berries (and nothing else). Red berries again on the palate with moderate acidity. Particularly light bodied with a very lackluster finish. A very simple cab not really baring resemblance to anything.

Hey Tyler,
Had a Pinot by "Wente" recently, from "Arroyo Seco" something or other, and was equally unimpressed as you were with the Cab. I'm curious. Does "Wente" have a signature flagship wine that they're known for? Just wondering.

[Jenise]

Aaron, if I'm not mistaken, in the distant past Wente did have a signature wine. And it was white. It was called--are you ready for it--Green Hungarian. I don't know anything about it except that my parents thought they were the metrosexuals of their time for favoring it, though it fell off the planet once they discovered Blue Nun. It was probably one of those sylvaner type grapes.

I don't think Wente's done anything of note since. Their reds tend to be from California's warmer zones and those just don't make very interesting wines.

[Bob Parsons Alberta]

Wente Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Livermore Valley San Francisco Bay 2003 13.5 % vol. $ 11.99

A decent ruby red color. Light aromas of fresh red berries (and nothing else). Red berries again on the palate with moderate acidity. Particularly light bodied with a very lackluster finish. A very simple cab not really baring resemblance to anything.

Hi Tyler, after the Open Mike Riesling thingy it`s nice to get back here!! Just opened the `02 Sebastiani Sonoma Co. Cab Sauv, very nice and singing. Stay tuned!! Do you have any other CS lined up?