A Semi-Sweet Cabernet Sauvignon

A Semi-Sweet Cabernet Sauvignon: Wine Reviewed
Baron Herzog Jeunesse 2008 12.0% alcohol about $10

Let’s start by quoting the marketing materials. Description: A vibrant purple color leads to a pretty nose of plum, prune, spice cake and black cherry. Dry, round and ripe, this ready-to-drink number is an ideal candidate for many of the meats and vegetables off the barbecue. And now for my review.

The label said semi-dry. The marketing materials claimed it was a dry wine. At the first sips the wine was quite sweet with good body and length. It had slight acidity. The initial meal was a slow-cooked London Broil with potatoes and chick peas. The wine’s sweetness remained. It was round and fairly powerful, but you have to like the sweetness. The potatoes added an element of sour to the wine while the chick peas added an element of tobacco. The meal’s final component a tomato, onion, green pepper, and lime salsa muted the wine and its sweetness became unpleasant.

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