Over the past weekend I tried Sacred Stone Master’s Red Blend Cask #004. This wine is a proprietary blend of varietals that the wine maker won’t reveal. Why tell when it adds mystery or magic as the wine maker claims? The label artwork only adds to the mystery as it displays a villa on top of a plateau surrounded by vast acres of vineyards.
Cabernet Sauvignon is my favorite varietal but there are some real good blended wines (meaning there is not a dominant varietal as per standards) out there for not a lot of money. This is one of them. Sacred Stone Master’s Red Blend was purchased for under $9 for a 750 ml screw top bottle (which I understand prevents oxidation better then corks). As I’m writing this I’m sipping away and enjoying it as much as I did when I unscrewed the top last Saturday. The wine’s aroma tells you this is not a lite wine (14.6% Alcohol by Volume) conveying cherries and wood. The color displays a beaming ruby red. This red blend has a taste that says you better like cherries and plums with spice. Its really an enjoyable wine that ranks above some of its competitors including one Australian blend I had recently that was pretty decent. Dare I say that Sacred Stones Master’s Blend could be the best wine I’ve had for under $10.
Sacred Stone Master’s Red Blend is produced in Cienega Valley California. You’ll find that it generally gets good reviews. One I saw rated it 90 points. Others said that its taste is of 30-$40 a bottle quality. So in closing this post I’d have to say 90 points is a well deserved score that I agree with and I will surely be drinking this great wine again. A well rounded wine on all accounts that is affordable. Long may the mystery live on.
You’ll find more information on Sacred Stone Master’s Red Blend at the wine maker’s site and also here.
* I wrote this post on my own and was not payed or compensated in any way for it.
