Avalon Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Scents of cherry and tobacco. Sour cherry, smoky, and a bit of mocha. Has a dry, tart finish.

Nice rounded mouthfeel with good berry fruit flavors. Nothing amazing but a pretty decent wine considering the quite low price tag. Also, consider trying the Avalon Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon which is only a few dollars more and is a noticeable upgrade.

Dark fruit with a bit of vegetal quality on the nose, at the first sip you detect some spicy cherry with an oaky finish with a hint of smoke. More of a savory wine versus fruity.

Clear bright red, notes of anise, bacon, flowers, jam and super cherry. Slight hint of oak and vanilla. Obvious tannins with tart jammy acid. You really could do better on a weekday wine. Keep it under 10$ at all times with this one. I'D AVOID AERATION. It kills whatever little it has going for it. Becomes overtly fruit forward, too round and flabby. It destroyed the tannins when I did it. Which leads me to believe this wine will get flabby over time on it's own right in the bottle.

After having read very good things about the 2005 vintage I added it to my list on my most recent shopping spree. I didn't find the 2005, but did find the 2006, so decided to give it a try and bought two bottles, even though at $15.99 it was priced decidedly higher than I had seen on recent web postings. I really wanted to like this wine, and after a first taste I thought it had promise. As time wore on, however, it became increasingly flabby, and within an hour I was pushing it on to my merlot-loving wife. Definitely fruit forward, with a Welch's like candor, I am going to reserve the second bottle for, oh, s'mores in front of the campfire sometime this summer. I don't see it getting much better with time. My suggestion is smoke 'em if you got 'em.

Decent aroma in steam. Still a little bit cheap in the structure.