Looking for an easy drinking cabernet sauvignon for the Fall? Well look no further than Flipflop’s 2009. We’ve recently reviewed Flipflop’s 2009 Pinot Noir and found it to be “pleasant”. Their 2009 cabernet sauvignon takes the same approach with simple, straightforward fruit and just enough structure to keep things interesting.
This is Flipflop’s first year making cabernet sauvignon, and as with the pinot noir, there approach to wine making is to make friends first. Like the pinot noir, there is absolutely nothing off-putting about this cabernet sauvignon either. Then again, like the pinot noir, there isn’t anything here to distinguish the wine. One could argue that there isn’t a lot of winemaking happening in the Flipflop cellars. This is about as straightforward as it gets.
There is plenty of blackberry fruit on the nose and palate, and the finish is mild with smooth, mild tannins and mild acidity. Again, there isn’t much to write about here. It’s wines like these that should make people who review wines worry, or, at the very least, think. If all wines were like these, there would be no point in reviewing them. How sad would that be?
A Salute!
Wine: Flipflop
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2009
Alcohol: 13.5%
Rating: 85
Price: $7.00
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Disclosure: This wine was received as a sample.
Thank you for mentioning my review! I guess I should add that I don’t think flipflop wines are meant to be taken very seriously. These are fun, crowd-pleasing, party wines. Also, I can see them being “gateway” wines, especially at their price point. For example, I can see a non-wine drinker trying their Moscato, enjoying it and then possibly seeking out other Moscato’s. That being said, I do enjoy Flipflop’s line more than other wines at the same price point. I poured them for friends at my book club and they were fans.