Cruz Alta
Reserve Mendoza Cabernet Sauvignon
Mendoza, Cuyo, Argentina
A wine being hawked by a big box wine store. Not sure why “Reserve” is put on a $13 wine?? Aromas of berry and smoky spicy. Cherry and tart plum flavors with sharp pepper spice and herbal notes. Rugged tannins makes it difficult to enjoy. Needs a big food dish. Pass. Tasting Sample. Consistent notes from the ‘18 I tasted last year.
A wine being hawked by a big box wine store. Not sure why “Reserve” is put on a $13 wine?? Aromas of berry and smoky spicy. Cherry and tart plum flavors with sharp pepper spice and herbal notes. Rugged tannins makes it difficult to enjoy. Needs a big food dish. Pass. Tasting Sample. Consistent notes from the ‘18 I tasted last year.
Jun 28th, 2022A wine being hawked by a big box wine store. Not sure why “Reserve” is put on a $13 wine?? Aromas of berry and smoky spicy. Cherry and tart plum flavors with sharp pepper spice and herbal notes. Rugged tannins makes it difficult to enjoy. Needs a big food dish. Pass. Tasting Sample. Consistent notes from the ‘16 I tasted last year.
A wine being hawked by a big box wine store. Not sure why “Reserve” is put on a $13 wine?? Aromas of berry and smoky spicy. Cherry and tart plum flavors with sharp pepper spice and herbal notes. Rugged tannins makes it difficult to enjoy. Needs a big food dish. Pass. Tasting Sample. Consistent notes from the ‘16 I tasted last year.
Aug 27th, 2020A wine being hawked by a big box wine store. Not sure why “Reserve” is put on a $13 wine?? Aromas of berry and smoky spicy. Cherry and tart plum flavors with sharp pepper spice and herbal notes. Rugged tannins makes it difficult to enjoy. Needs a big food dish. Past it’s prime. Tasting Sample. Consistent notes from the ‘17 I also tasted.
A wine being hawked by a big box wine store. Not sure why “Reserve” is put on a $13 wine?? Aromas of berry and smoky spicy. Cherry and tart plum flavors with sharp pepper spice and herbal notes. Rugged tannins makes it difficult to enjoy. Needs a big food dish. Past it’s prime. Tasting Sample. Consistent notes from the ‘17 I also tasted.
May 27th, 2020A wine being hawked by a big box wine store. Not sure why “Reserve” is put on a $13 wine?? Aromas of berry and smoky spicy. Cherry and tart plum flavors with sharp pepper spice and herbal notes. Rugged tannins makes it difficult to enjoy. Needs a big food dish. Pass. Tasting Sample. Consistent notes from the ‘16 I tasted last year.
A wine being hawked by a big box wine store. Not sure why “Reserve” is put on a $13 wine?? Aromas of berry and smoky spicy. Cherry and tart plum flavors with sharp pepper spice and herbal notes. Rugged tannins makes it difficult to enjoy. Needs a big food dish. Pass. Tasting Sample. Consistent notes from the ‘16 I tasted last year.
Nov 14th, 2018Aromas of berry and smoky spicy. Cherry and tart plum flavors with sharp pepper spice and herbal notes. Rugged tannins makes it difficult to enjoy. Needs a big food dish. Pass. Tasting Sample.
Aromas of berry and smoky spicy. Cherry and tart plum flavors with sharp pepper spice and herbal notes. Rugged tannins makes it difficult to enjoy. Needs a big food dish. Pass. Tasting Sample.
Oct 18th, 2018
Made from grapes of surplus grapes from Nicolas Catena's properties. This vintage is more supple than he last, but retains its signature black fruit and elegance. Simply, I outperforms any Cabernet from Napa that is twice its price.
Made from grapes of surplus grapes from Nicolas Catena's properties. This vintage is more supple than he last, but retains its signature black fruit and elegance. Simply, I outperforms any Cabernet from Napa that is twice its price.
5 people found it helpfulOct 3rd, 2013
Dark ruby in color. Nose leaps at you with red fruit all of the way. Classic Argentine fruit-forward medium palate echoes the nose: dark red cherry, red currant, and the rare palatable raspberry lead with a wee bit of birchy vanilla oak way underneath. Subtle medium tannins and medium acidity solidify its place as a wine for food (frankly, I don’t know why anyone would want to sip Cab Sauv on its own by the glass… it’s never at its best there and nearly always cries out for food). Enjoy now with beef, lamb, mammalian game, or roasted root vegetables.
Dark ruby in color. Nose leaps at you with red fruit all of the way. Classic Argentine fruit-forward medium palate echoes the nose: dark red cherry, red currant, and the rare palatable raspberry lead with a wee bit of birchy vanilla oak way underneath. Subtle medium tannins and medium acidity solidify its place as a wine for food (frankly, I don’t know why anyone would want to sip Cab Sauv on its own by the glass… it’s never at its best there and nearly always cries out for food). Enjoy now with beef, lamb, mammalian game, or roasted root vegetables.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 6th, 2019
Mixed reaction with this one. I taste some really high quality notes at times, but the overall taste of wine doesn't suit me. I would skip this one and spend a couple more dollars on better quality.
Mixed reaction with this one. I taste some really high quality notes at times, but the overall taste of wine doesn't suit me. I would skip this one and spend a couple more dollars on better quality.
1 person found it helpfulJun 28th, 2017Thin, sweet. Two-buck chuckyish.
Thin, sweet. Two-buck chuckyish.
Little watery but nothing wrong with it.
Little watery but nothing wrong with it.
1 person found it helpfulJun 9th, 2016