Fire Station Red Cabernet Sauvignon

As an active wine blogger I get a lot of wine samples.  Most of them are OK… decent wine but not spectacular, so I write reviews with my honest opinions and move on.  But every now and then I come across a wine that I totally love.  This is one such wine.  After tasting a sample of this wine I was thrilled to find that my local wine shop also carries it, and I stocked up!

Fire Station Red was created by John Drady, a winemaker and firefighter in Sonoma County, California.  He wanted to create a wine to honor firefighters and also one that could be used as a fundraiser for fire departments.  While I applaud him for that, I applaud him even more for creating some incredibly delicious wine!

I’m not the only one to find this wine to be exceptional.  It got a Gold Medal in the San Fransisco Chronicle Wine Competition, a Gold Medal in the New World International Wine Competition, Four Stars from the Press Democrat and Four Glasses from the Vine Times.

Toasted oak, blackberry, black cherry, caramel and licorice make for a wonderfully complex nose.  On the palate, Fire Station Red Cabernet Sauvignon is a luscious, velvety delight.  The tannins are just right for a ‘drink now’ Cabernet, this is not a wine for aging several years but one to be enjoyed now… and enjoy it you will.  Rich, dark fruit abounds, with loads of blackberry, cassis and cherry.  The flavors evolve into vanilla and berries into the finish, which lingers delightfully.  This is a fabulous Cabernet Sauvignon, for a very reasonable price.

Wine: Fire Station Red
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2006
Alcohol: 14%
Rating: 90
Price: $15.00

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