RouteStock Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon

Good. Straight down the middle Cali cab. What you would expect. Nothing more, nothing less. Good fruit, medium finish and not a lot of complexity. Solid.

Had this at a restaurant. Had previous vintages before. Vanilla approach in entry. Soft easy drinking cab. Compare to st. Michelle Indian Wells can but with more.

Decanted 30 min. Chewy tannins, rich cassis and black cherry fruit. Good stuff! Last bottle of the night and my palate was shot so no detailed notes. Drink now - 2025.

Solid Napa Cab...gritty tannin, black currant fruit, ample oak. For $20, this is a nice QPR. Drink now - 2025.

Taste April's Top Picks (San Diego Wine Co.) : 84% C.S., 11% Merlot, 3% C.F, & 2% Petite Verdot, aged in 88% FR oak & 12% AM oak for a total of 20 mos, 22% of the barrels being new; "Dry", 3.64g/L, & "6.3" pH [SURELY a typo!]; 11,500 cs N: Jammy berries with a distinct earthiness P: Med, poss LM, body; Rndish entry with ALMOST swtish frt nicely balanced by some very, VERY slightly puckerish astringency which pretty much …

Medium color, some dirt on the nose. A little thin. On the one hand, it is nice to encounter a California Cab that is not a fruit bomb, but this goes a bit too far in the opposite direction. More oak than fruit, somewhat rustic tannins, clean and fairly long finish. Not complex or demanding, and at this price level I expect more. Tastes more like Sonoma than Napa. Might have shown better with food.