G’day! Today’s wine takes us down under to South Eastern Australia as we check out the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon from Alice White. We’re also getting down under $7 in price, which is always tricky. Now and then I’ll find an incredible bottle of wine for about $5, but that doesn’t happen very often.
While my mission is to find the gems in low cost wines, I know that not every bottle I try is going to be exceptional. And with this bottle, “banal” is the word that comes to mind when I taste it. It just lacks anything to make it special. It’s drinkable, but nothing to get excited about.
It has vanilla, strawberry and tobacco on the nose, plum and strawberries on the palate. It’s a touch on the overly fruity side for a Cabernet. It does have nice, smooth tannins but they are understated. For $6.99 it’s decent, but you can do better without spending much more. I gave it an 82.
Wine: Alice White
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol: 13.5%
Rating: 82
Price Paid: $6.99