Olema Wines
Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon
Sonoma County, California, USA
Bought this as a Total Wine employee recommendation who said it was a "big, bold cab." Boring and flat on first taste, and second, and third. Low tannins and off-dry. It improved once we tried it with spicy tomato pasta sauce, but not enough to buy it again.
Bought this as a Total Wine employee recommendation who said it was a "big, bold cab." Boring and flat on first taste, and second, and third. Low tannins and off-dry. It improved once we tried it with spicy tomato pasta sauce, but not enough to buy it again.
2 people found it helpfulNov 27th, 2015
Again some vanilla from Olema. Dark berry and olive on the finish.
Again some vanilla from Olema. Dark berry and olive on the finish.
Jan 21st, 2015
Slightly astringent up front , tobacco and leather on the nose with pretty good fruit on the finish .
Slightly astringent up front , tobacco and leather on the nose with pretty good fruit on the finish .
Sep 19th, 2016
Good wine. Nothing special but certainly drank well with grilled burgers. Dark cherry and mocha, little tannins, and medium finish.
Good wine. Nothing special but certainly drank well with grilled burgers. Dark cherry and mocha, little tannins, and medium finish.
Jul 16th, 2016
Fruit forward. Very tiny hit of oak with a cherry finish.
Fruit forward. Very tiny hit of oak with a cherry finish.
May 21st, 2016Beautiful, not too fruity, didn't give me a headache. Don't usually like cabs but this one was great.
Beautiful, not too fruity, didn't give me a headache. Don't usually like cabs but this one was great.
Apr 9th, 2016
Earthy, blackberry, soil, clean on the pallet, great pairing with grilled meats, medium tannin for cab.
Earthy, blackberry, soil, clean on the pallet, great pairing with grilled meats, medium tannin for cab.
Mar 27th, 2016
March wine of the month. Very good.
March wine of the month. Very good.
Mar 18th, 2016
We aren't big Pinot drinkers, but Olema Pinot is OK and at the right price and Amici has some good cabs. So, we gave this a try at the suggestion of the Total Wine guy. Much better stuff out there for $20-ish: Krug, Delectus, Justin among others. Not great by itself, but it held up fine against lamb chops, but it didn't enhance the meal.
We aren't big Pinot drinkers, but Olema Pinot is OK and at the right price and Amici has some good cabs. So, we gave this a try at the suggestion of the Total Wine guy. Much better stuff out there for $20-ish: Krug, Delectus, Justin among others. Not great by itself, but it held up fine against lamb chops, but it didn't enhance the meal.
Jan 8th, 2016