Just Opened

Vineyard: Lindemans
Type: Cabernet Sauvignon (Bin 45)
Country: Australia
Region:South Eastern (?,that's all I got)
Year: 2005
Price: $6.45 (yep, I'm cheap)
My Rating: 78

I must preface this by saying that I love wine, but have never written about it before, hence I have no idea why I am starting now, it just struck me as a good idea. So, it will be interesting, it will be fun, and you may even take something away (read: hangover).

Overall, not a bad wine by any stretch, but not a great one either. I started off by judging the feel of the bottle. It has a nice weight, but the balance was off, it just seemed to list to the left. And come on Henry, this is a bottle of wine, not a bottle of grape juice... get creative with the label! You are selling it for less than $7, Donald Trump will never get within 5 feet of this wine, I am your target market; young, fun, and cheap.

Uncorked...

Now to the fun part, opening the bottle and draining the contents (never in one sitting, of course). Mr. Lindeman has found the worlds thickest foil. I had to cut twice (and with these guns, that's saying something). Then to the cork, or lack thereof; another sell-out to the man-made crap. I will admit that is came out effortlessly (once again, may be the guns), but it seemed too easy...

Another note on my testing methods; how can you taste the wine if you only have a few drops in your glass, I do the full pour right away (its more fun). Being a cab, the color was; well, red. After the requisite connoisseur swirling; the deep inhale, the cough, and a less deep inhale. There is slightly overwhelming smell of alcohol, but it is wine. Flowers emerge (as a guy, I don't know what kind), bright flowers. From the smell, it is obvious that the flavors will be tight. They are, not quite as opened and flowing as you would hope, but it is a 2005 and has not had much time to mellow. It has a fruity flavor, distinctly cherry.

For an everyday wine, it is good, and at under $7 it is a bargain. Don't expect too much, but it is on par with the $10-12 bottles.

Hope you enjoyed this as much as I did.

jp