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Nice Cab for under $10**Revisited

Santiago - 1-5-2013 at 06:11 PM

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On a tip from someone who spends a lot more per-bottle than I do, I bought a case of this at Total Wine for Holiday parties and this turned out to be the favorite. At $9 or so it is at my personal upper limit of daily wine. This cab is soft but almost everyone is surprised by it as we have a lot of California chauvinism in our group - lot of decent stuff coming from Oregon and Washington these days.
Anyway, if you can find it, pick some up. Think of this as Red Truck but better.
On a side note, the women in our group really seem to like it which resulted in each and every man in our group getting a case the following week. YMMV.......:cool:

1-20-13: Something wierd has happened - the three or four of us that went out and got a case after the raves from the holidays won't touch it. The white women are back to chardonay or the insipid Pinot Grigio and everyone's looking at 5 or 6 bottles in the cabinet...... what to do?
Last night I made a great receipe for braised beef short ribs; calls for a full bottle of red wine, preferably Cab., that goes into a reduction sauce and walla, I thought of this. Super fruity, not a tanin in sight with a little bit of sweetness.
Perfect.
So, if as a result of my suggestion you're stuck with a few bottles, this should get me out of the dog house.

[Edited on 1-20-2013 by Santiago]

woody with a view - 1-5-2013 at 06:50 PM

and here i am thinking.... taxi!:rolleyes:

ncampion - 1-5-2013 at 06:51 PM

Oh................ Thought you were talking about Taxies.................

Oops Woody beat me to it.

[Edited on 1-6-2013 by ncampion]

Marc - 1-6-2013 at 08:50 AM

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Originally posted by ncampion
Oh................ Thought you were talking about Taxies.................

Oops Woody beat me to it.

[Edited on 1-6-2013 by ncampion]



Me too:lol::lol::lol:

jeans - 1-6-2013 at 09:16 AM

Oh, but the wino and I know better... ;D
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Originally posted by Marc
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Originally posted by ncampion
Oh................ Thought you were talking about Taxies.................

Oops Woody beat me to it.

[Edited on 1-6-2013 by ncampion]



Me too:lol::lol::lol:

Hook - 1-6-2013 at 09:25 AM

I knew EXACTLY what you were talking about.

That's a good Cab. I bought a bottle last time I was at TW. Wish I had bought more. But a little more tannins would suit my palette better.

Radius is one of those wineries that TW will contract with direct, meaning they are just about the only retail outlet for it. They have also done this with a number of Napa Cabs in the last few years, including Edgewood, Montoya and others I cant remember. They've been able to retail those in the vicinity of 15.00 which is commendable.

Now that I've moved away from the vicinity of The Wine Exchange in Orange, TW is my go-to source in the US. Great stores. But Wine Exchange is still the king. On pricing, on sourcing, everything. They cut even more distribution deals with producers than TW. If anyone lives near them, it's the place to go for spirits.

1982 classic cab for sale

durrelllrobert - 1-6-2013 at 10:42 AM


Hook - 1-6-2013 at 11:13 AM

This Cab probably cost less than 10 dollars to see in Harlem.

ncampion - 1-6-2013 at 11:38 AM

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Now that's a cab I can appreciate...................

jureal - 1-7-2013 at 10:41 AM

I was certainly surprised to find that there was a TW within 1 mile of my home in Torrance so I bought two bottles. Decent wine but a bit sweet for a Cab. Had one bottle with our tri tip roast last night. Gave the second bottle away.

Sweetwater - 1-7-2013 at 11:21 AM

Since you're supposed to have a food storage program here in Utah, I've decided that my liquid storage should consist of Wine!


Santiago - 1-20-2013 at 01:29 PM

bump for update to OP

Hook - 1-20-2013 at 02:06 PM

I have to tell you that the Kirkland whites are pretty good, EVEN THE PINOT GRIGIO. The trick to PG is to not serve them too cold or they will never get above insipid. Right out of the wine captain at around 50-55 is fine.

Really like the Kirkland Sonoma County Chard, too. Both are showing up down here at the Costco in HMO. Both under 10.00 US.