Turning Leaf Cabernet Sauvignon

There’s not a lot of back story to this wine.  It’s Turning Leaf, which is one of wine giant E.&J. Gallo’s many brands.  You’ll find it in just about any grocery store that sells wine.  It’s mass produced… so there’s lot’s of this stuff out there.  There is not a quaint story about a family of winemakers that have passed down the winery from one generation to another.  There’s not pontifications about terroir.  It’s just wine.

I’ll be honest.  When I get a sample like this, I’m not that excited about tasting it.  But the producers use technology to their advantage to create a decent wine.  It’s not unique, it’s not exciting, but it’s decent.  Like the majority of wines reviewed here, this one was tasted blind.  I like to make that clear after I’ve hinted at a bias against a production wine like this.

Black cherry and blackberry dominate the nose of this wine, with reasonable intensity.  The palate has fairly heavy tannins, giving it a silky mouth feel.  The black cherry flavor is huge.  It’s a good wine, but not sophisticated.  It’s much better than I would expect and reasonably priced.

Wine: Turning Leaf
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2008
Alcohol: 13%
Rating: 84
Price: $8.99

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Disclosure: This wine was received as a sample.