Ravenswood Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

by Ethan Johnson
November 16, 2008

Thanks to the magic of vendor shipping errors meeting an employee discount, I solved the pressing problem of finding a place on the rack for the following wine by buying it for my home stash:

Producer (Vineyard): Ravenswood
Varietal (Grape type): Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage (Year): 2005
Country: USA (California)
Color: Red
Cost: Moderate ($15 USD)

Teh booze

Swirl and Sniff: The color is inky black. Scents: Alcohol, more alcohol, a whiff of vanilla, and cherries.

Taste: Plums, blackberries, cherries, oak, and blueberries.

Pairing: I drank this with burgers on the grill with onion rings. In that I ate those things in-between sips of wine. I did save out some grilled burger meat to test with the wine, and they seemed to pair fairly well, but steaks would be more apropos.

Rating: When it comes to this wine, I would (and you may):

  • Buy three or more bottles for regular enjoyment
  • Buy a bottle or two for occasional enjoyment
  • Ask for when dining out or at a party
  • Settle for if your preferred wine is not available
  • Politely decline and never drink again, ever

This is a big boomy cab that will. not. be. ignored. After a spate of wimpy, nondescript wines (relatively speaking) lately, it was nice to have a nice blast of liquid Howitzer. If only I could uncork a Petite Sirah like that sometime. No alcohol mallet, despite the fairly high alcohol content.

If you do give this a try, please let me know how your experience compared with mine. Thanks! <EM>

(The Totally Unpretentious Wine Reviews Index may be found here.)

( categories: | | | | | )

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
More information about formatting options

Comment policy: Comments will be held in a moderation queue for manual approval until further notice. Comments are subject to deletion at the discretion of the site owners. Comments may be flagged as spam by our spam filter and will be displayed upon manual approval by the site owners. Comments may be edited for content by the site owners to comply with service provider terms and conditions, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ethan Johnson or Marlena Elias. Caveat emptor.