Happy Friday! We are enjoying summer hours now, which means I get the afternoons off on Friday, so today I did some volunteer work, then came home for a bike ride, then a couple limoncello martinis on the porch, and now it's time to get serious! Tonight I've opened a bottle of really inexpensive wine I recently picked up at Costco, the 2018 Bieler Family Born to Run Cabernet Sauvignon from California (it was mislabled at Costco as being from Washington). I have to admit I was captivated by the grille of a 1960s Cadillac on the label, but the price sealed the deal to pick up a few bottles, sight unseen. So, let's see what this wine has to offer.
The wine is a deep ruby color in the glass, just as you might expect from a nice Cabernet. A gentle swirl of the glass reveals aromas of green grass, blackberry, plum and hint of kirsch. Take a sip and you're greeted with a rush of ripe black fruit, cherry, plum, blackberry and blueberry that wash over your palate before transitioning to some earthy notes of dusty limestone and hint of vanilla bean midpalate. The tannins are well structured to provide for a wonderfully smooth dry finish that lingers on the palate.
Overall, I would rate this wine a solid 8.5, it's not a stunner, but for $9 plus tax, this is an excellent everyday Cabernet. This wine would pair well with anything from burgers and barbecue to steak or lamb. Tonight I am enjoying this wine with a bone-in ribeye grilled Pittsburgh rare served with some grilled asparagus and some grilled garlic scapes (hooray it's garlic scape season!). The acidity of this wine was ideal to counter the rich fat of a ribeye. Cheers!
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