This is a serious deal on a very good bottle of Cabernet... drink this now or wait a few years and it will just get better. Plenty of classic Cabernet flavor here for a fraction of the price of its Napa cousins.

Dry Creek Cabernet Sauvignon 2003
Dry Creek Valley, California $21
We Bought a Bunch $16.99
What The Wine Critics Thought: Wine Enthusiast 90 Points
Dry Creek Vineyard keeps turning out the most drinkable, delicious Cabernets, at such a good price, and hardly anyone notices. Why? Because it's not from Napa. This wine is soft and rich, with briary blackberry, dark chocolate, coffee and spice flavors that finish completely dry. A sophisticated wine. Editor's Choice. –S.H.

What we Thought: Classic Cabernet aromas of cedar, cassis and dark chocolate dominate the nose. The robust palate is very soft and medium-to-full-bodied with more ripe blackberry, dark chocolate and vanilla notes supported by some light acids and supple tannins. Very drinkable Cabernet.

March 7, 2007