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TODAY'S FEATURED WINE

Lewis Perdue's Rating of Alexandria Nicole Cellars: Cabernet Sauvignon: Horse Heaven Hills - Washington: A2: 2011: United States

This is a soft-spoken Cabernet Sauvignon with strawberries and raspberries on the palate along with some vanilla and cedar/oak hints.

While I prefer big, whacking reds, this was an enjoyable look at the other side of that coin.

$24 suggested retail. Give it time to open up after uncorking.

 REVIEW POLICY:

For winery tasting samples, gifts from friends or family or samplings at a party or event, review it truthfully, but only if I like it. If I have paid my own very-hard-earned money on a bottle, the gloves are off and it gets what it deserves ... whether perfect or puerile.