Bear's Lair Cab Sab 2006

Vineyard: Bear's Lair
Location: Napa, California
Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol Content: 12.5%

Purchased: 11/10/08 - Trader Joe's, Palo Alto, CA
Cost: $3.99
Rating: 3.5/10

Bear's Lair. Bear's Lair! This wine should be great, no? This wine should taste like the blood of a fresh kill. A man's wine! I should be able to drink a bottle of this stuff, and then break the bottle to use as a weapon to fend off the bear whose lair I'm trespassing in for some good reason.

What a disappointment! It doesn't taste all that great. I'm a big fan of tart things - this wine is tart but definitely not in a way that I like. It's not strong enough for me to either go into a bear's cave or to break the bottle to use as a weapon. If it weren't for my own personal/scientific standards I don't even think I would have finished the bottle. Maybe I should have been able to guess from the fact that the bears on the label are dancing and not mauling each other. I guess I'll know better next time.