Wine Blogging Wednesday #52: Casa Lapostolle 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon
December 3, 2008The indolence of unemployment has left the Negress almost incapable of meeting deadlines so this particular WBW sneaked up on her. Thanks to Tim Lemke at Cheap Wine Ratings, our topic this evening is Chilean red wines under $20. I ended up inadvertently fulfilling this assignment two weeks or so ago when I sampled the 2006 Casa Lapostolle Cabernet Sauvignon. The 2006 retails for about $10 most places, and, unlike its Wine Spectator top wine Clos Apalta $100 a bottle sibling, this is a wine for anyone who relishes a well-balanced Cabernet that doesn’t require making off with the kids’ college money or borrowing against the house. The wine was served with an earthy mushroom dish when I first had it, and its black fruit and supple tannins were a inspired match. All of the Casa Lapostolle wines I’ve had are extraordinary for the price and are perfect for these cash-poor days. In fact, we suspect the Clos Apalta is hideously overrated (Helio San Miguel confirmed this suspicion the last time we tasted with him), but we love the Casa wines right down to the ground. I can also heartily recommend the 2008 Sauvignon Blanc, which I opened before writing this post since I clearly thought the word “Sauvignon” was enough. This wine came in at $10.69 with tax from an odd little wine store in Livingston New Jersey. The Casa wines are widely available and are now on sale at one of my local wine stores for about $8 a bottle.
I understand “the indolence of unemployment” as well, sadly. You have my sympathies. But luckily I had exactly one bottle of Chilean wine left – and it just happened to be $19.99, just barely making the cut!
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There are lots of great Chilean Cabs out there. You can even still get your hands on a few 05 vintage wines for less than $20.
I’d recommend some of the Concha Y Toro Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignons.