TN: 3 cheap wines, glad it wasn't my money

Went to a housewarming party last night for some good friends. One doesn't drink anymore, and her partner only has a glass now and then. So I didn't have high wine hopes. Amidst the Turning Leaf and Kendall Jacksons there were a couple of ok QPR wines like Jaboulet Parallele 45 and Columbia Crest CS, but I decided to try a couple of producers I had never heard of. The 2001 Michael Sullberg California Cabernet Sauvignon belonged in the "what, this is cabernet?" category. Flabby, red fruit flavors, dill/vanilla extract flavors. C

I had even less hopes for the 2001 Alazar California Merlot. A bit better than I expected, however - a hint of herbs amid the red fruit nose, decent plum and black cherry fruit. Nothing complex, but there's enough acidity there to make it somewhat food-friendly at least. There's something to be said for low expectations. B-

More unfamilar wines beckoned to me, but I retreated to the safety of the 1999 Antinori Santa Cristina. This is never going to be an exciting wine, but there's cherry fruit, moderate acidity, and a decent finish for a $7 wine. B/B-

Nice party, good food, even if wine wasn't exciting. Dale

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snipped-for-privacy@aol.comdamnspam (Dale Williams) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@mb-m20.aol.com:

You forgot the usual disclaimer :-) And we don't see that many 'C' grades from you.

Lucky it wasn't the only wine at the party then!

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