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Queen Esther Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Winery: Queen Esther (Hafner Weine) Year: 2002 Type: Red Country: Austria Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Note: Aged for 12 months in oak barrels Alcohol: 13% Mevushal: No Date Reviewed: 7/23/06
Color: 2 (of 3) Note: A light garnet color. It's a good color but a little thin.
Aroma: 6 (of 7) Note: Rich fruity aromas of plum and blackberry with oak and a little balsamic and pepper. Very good fragrance.
Taste: 7.5 (of 10) Note: The Queen Esther is dry with full tannins and flavors of plum and blackberry. Sadly, there's very little evidence of the oak and not much else to speak of. The flavors in the aroma just aren't there in the taste. It's a bit thin, a little too tart at the finish and lacks the subtle complexities of better cabs. All that being said, it's a decent little wine but misses my list of recommended cabernet sauvignon's.
Total: 15.5 (of 20)
Food: I had it with a Caprese salad with roasted peppers, fresh mozzarella and cherry tomatoes from the garden. Unfortunately, the squirrels are attacking my garden and I may not have many more cherry tomatoes this year. Darn critters! I wouldn't mind if they just took some of it, but they'll strip the whole thing bare! Oh, well....
Compare to : Segal's Cabernet Sauvignon Special Reserve Barkan Galil Cabernet Sauvignon Dalton Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Herzog Special Reserve Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
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