Good Cheap Wine Guide

Red Knot Wine Australian Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

  

Ranking:  Serve Proudly to Guests

I will admit I don’t know much about Australian wines.  Heck just trying to keep up with good cheap wines from California is a full time job.  (Wait, don’t you get paid for a job? hmmm)    But still I picked up this little red at at a local store without any great expectation except a new Wine Quest.  I ran into two surprises.  First…I got zorked!  I did not expect to get zorked.  I didn’t even know one could get zorked, but as I stood over the wine, corkscrew in hand…voila…  the ZORK!  (they wouldn’t really say “voila” in Australia, not rugged enough, they would say something like ” ‘Ere ya go mate!”)  Zorks are great!  They act like a cork but come out but unzipping the wrap that holds the zork in place.  They also go right back in to preserve the rest of the bottle for another day.  The second surprise was the wine itself.  Another good thing imported from Australia just like the… uh, the uh…Oh I don’t know, but I’m sure there is something else from Australia that we enjoy!

What Other Say:Deep red with purple hues. Blackberry and dark chocolate aromas, with hints of eucalypt and vanillan French and American Oak. A medium bodied wine, filled with ripe berry and dark cherry flavours, subtly enhanced with toasty oak. Fresh acidity complements the long, sweet fruit finish, resulting in a wine with immediate appear and varietal presence. http://www.redknotwine.com/wines/Cabernet07.php

 What I Thought: Very pleasant wine that delivers more than the ten dollar price would indicate.  Good full tongue Cabernet flavor.  Bold enough to serve with a nice thick cut of meat or a red-sauced pasta.  Definitely serve it to guests and let them open it.  Watch the look of surprise on their face as they get zorked!

Cheers from the Wine Oaf!