Many folks are hurting these days monetarily. This inspired me to try a very affordable Cabernet wine. This wine would be Crane Lake Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 and I purchased it for$4.50 a bottle (750 ml) plus tax. Its natural to be skeptical especially at this price level but heck if its not good its not like we’re going to lose much.
Now I found the color to be sort of a medium purple with some amber and actually it was darker than I expected. So on to the nose (or smell) and Crane Lake Cabernet wine has a sort a of a spicy grape cherry aroma to it. Now the taste is pleasant, you get some fruit but don’t expect a fruit bomb. The body is definitely on the lighter side. You get some tastes typical of a Cabernet Sauvignon like cherry, plum, cassis but I don’t detect anything more. Don’t expect much of a finish with this wine either. This is a good wine for those that don’t want to spend a lot and don’t like a mouthful of oak or vanilla.
Crane Lake Cabernet Sauvignon is a California wine that is bottled in Napa and Sonoma. The grapes may come from several regions of Cali and most likely suplus grapes. You know after some research I found that its made by Bronco Wine Company who also makes Charles Shaw (known as 2, 3 or 4 buck Chuck dependant of where its bought). I found that people generally rate the wine in a range as high as 85 points down to 77. So after being on the fence on whether its 82 or 83 to me, I’ll go with my first gut instinct of 83. Its a solid wine at an undeniable price point that I would buy again.
