Kunde, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma Valley

beautiful bottle of Cab. Smooth and silky. great fruit. The wine looks violet colored. The legs are slow. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like raspberry. It tastes like raspberry. The body is medium/full. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity. hints of cocoa, black cherry, fig, and cinnamon spice round it out nice.

2018 vintage

Excellent value - great weekday drinking juice.

2016 vintage

I tried my first bottle and loved it so much. I bought two more cases. Not all bottles have been as amazing which as the first. At its best, it reminds me of a Camus Cabernet with dark fruit, winter spice with a smooth finish. But some bottles are quite normal and others quite quite good

2018 vintage

Showing its age and time to consider pulling those corks. Needed an hour or so to blow off some bottle age, and opened up into a pretty decent bottle. Fruit mostly gone and tertiary notes pleasant but not strong; a rather soft but enjoyable bottle. For science, some retained for a few days and dropped off considerably. Absolutely perfect cork, throwing considerable sludge; decant carefully and consider consumption within the next few years

2007 vintage

Lovely juice for this level. Black currants, candied grapes, clove, and new oak aromas. Juicy, fresh, very pliant, with dark fruit flavors that show Old School character.

2018 vintage

Complex, nice to sip at night without food to distract

2018 vintage

Really complex wine for the price point

2018 vintage

This is always such a killer value. Swooped up on sale for $10 and this slaps with a simple meal of grilled sirloins, pork chops and asparagus. Lush, red and dark fruits, tobacco and bell pepper on the nose. On the palate, red and dark fruits, tobacco and baking spices. Medium plus tannins. Medium plus acid. Long finish. Perhaps not the most exciting but it totally hits the spot.

2016 vintage

Jeane loved this one

2016 vintage

I agree with the previous rating. This wine has aged quite nicely. That being said, I wouldn't wait too much longer to pop the cork. The fruit has given way to more earthly and leathery flavors which I like. The tannins and oak are well integrated. WE gave it 87 points and in 2010 said the wine was at it's best then. Ten years later I disagree. I really like this wine now.

2007 vintage

Ageing gracefully.

2007 vintage

surprisingly enjoyable - like an old style claret. tasted against Duhart 1988 and 1990 and it was voted #2 behind the Duhart 1990.

1990 vintage

Quite good. The pungent oakiness of many of the Kunde cabs has become integrated and the profile is now more dark fruit and balancing acidity. Better than I thought it would be at this point.

2007 vintage

Surprisingly well balanced at 8 years of age, oaky aromas have receded and the wine is silky and much more refined than when previously tasted. Drink up if you have any.

2007 vintage

Very nice bottle. Decanted for less than an hour. Drinking very nicely. Good dark fruit.

2007 vintage

Noticeable improvement in two and a half years. Distinctive black fruit on the nose, hints of tobacco, some oak as well. Once again plenty of sediment coats the inside of the bottle. In the glass, it's relatively clear. Nice deep garnet color. Had with beef tips.

2007 vintage

Smooth, easy to drink. After half an hour, it was gross. Tons of sediment.

2007 vintage

Excellent value !

2007 vintage

Last bottle, way above it;s pay grade. A fair amount of complexity and satisfying finish.

2007 vintage

Not as good without food as the last bottle but great with food.

2007 vintage

Not bad, a touch green tasting and not too oaky. Serviceable weekday cab.

2007 vintage

Excellent both with and without food. Drank mostly with a pork roast. $9.99 from WTSO was a very good price. Empire wine has the 2011 for $12.95.

2007 vintage

Had somewhat low expectations for this wine, and perhaps that's why I was pleasantly surprised. Opened on a Thursday and it's still drinking well on Friday. Great weekday wine. Didn't get a whole lot from the nose, but the wine tasted well and was really smooth across the palate.

2007 vintage

Fruit forward, dark and red. Little complexity. As expected for $10

2007 vintage

We had this with some marinated beef tenderloin sandwiches and really enjoyed it. Not terribly complex, but nice black fruit, medium body and a pleasant finish. A nice picnic wine and great QPR.

2007 vintage

Not bad. For a $10 Cab, you're getting a $10 Cab. Nothing to make you jump up and down about. Plenty of sediment in the bottle, but the wine was quite clear. Firm, but approachable. Deep garnet coloring, nice tannins with a medium to full finish. Simple, but very drinkable.

2007 vintage

AGM You're getting what you paid for.

2007 vintage

knit nite

2007 vintage

Great for $10.

2007 vintage

Solid, well-integrated, medium finish, fine tannins and good fruit. Drinking well now. Rounded edges. Not complex but I wouldn't expect complexity at this price point. Definitely worth the money.

2007 vintage

Great QPR at only $10 / bottle. Slightly earthy nose with a hint of spice and dark fruit. On the palate, smooth tannins lead to a medium finish, consisting of cherries and raspberries. Would have given a higher score, but did not do so well on the second day after vacuum-seal.

2007 vintage

Similar notes as before. Solid everyday wine. Good QPR

2007 vintage

elegant,plum,red currants,full-bodied

2007 vintage

Not a great cab but certainly pretty drinkable for this price. A nice, everyday cab. Smooth with nice flavor, just not a lot of complexity.

2007 vintage

- Crimsom color and aromas of cut green grass and has flavours of bell pepper and raspberry with a medium body. Linear texture with a short finish - Very tight when opened and actually was not desireable at that time. After it sat for an hour, it relaxed quite a bit and became very flavorful. It is not overly complex, but has some simple dark fruit flavors. Finish is short and the tannins a bit light for a good cab. …

2008 vintage

Purchased on release for $13. While certainly in the back half of its life cycle, this was a well-balanced mature Sonoma cab, with soft currant and blackberry flavors and a touch of tobacco. Tannins are fully resolved. Drink up.

1996 vintage

Wine Country September 2000: Has settled and smoothed out well, although it shows an earthy bell pepper side.

1990 vintage

Great fruity flavors, solid with food. Very impressed...

1996 vintage

1990 Tasting of 7 Cabernet Sauvignons, dull, not brilliant, red color in the glass, nice rich fruity nose, nice simple fruit on the palate, medium/big body, nice finish. My #5 and Group #4.

1990 vintage

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