Name: Neu Direction
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Region: Mendoza
Country: Argentina
Year: 2010
Price: Regular: $7.95; Sale: $7.95
Winery Review: This Cabernet Sauvignon shows very good purity of fruit and skillful winemaking. This wine is full of black-fruit aromas, depth and style. The palate pushes ripe plum and berry fruit along with chocolate, and the finish is chewy and correct in terms of tannins and structure.
Personal Review: When I smelled the wine, it reminded me of the whiskey my friends make me take shots of. It was also very jammy smelling and reminded me of alcohol-filled chocolate. The taste was nose-tickling, tannic, alcoholic, dry, and smokey with a dark chocolate aftertaste. It was very chewy and full-bodied. This wine did not "mess around" so-to-speak, and honestly, I did not like it. I feel as though an experienced wine taster would love and appreciate the complexity of this wine, but it was a little too harsh for me. It was significantly more alcoholic than any other wine I have tasted and felt very heavy in my stomach. I did not have any food with this wine and I would definitely not recommend having it with food, because it is enough by itself.
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