Moniker Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendocino) 2016

Moniker 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon (Mendocino County) Rating and Review | Wine Enthusiast

Really beautiful hue like garnet aubergine with aromas of spiced red licorice (weird right?) with rocky red fruit, jellied cranberry sauce, earth, daffodils, and cigar ash. (There's a lot going on here!)

Palate--Course, lip smacking tannins, spicy red and dark berry fruit, rustic, forest floor and earth notes with a slightly bitters ending with a fleeting memory of rustic fruit.

I paid $13 for this and bought 3 bottles so I could cellar it for a while. It has potential and will age for another 3-5 years. I am pairing it with a grilled T-bone and it should be great so raise a glass!

BTW--I love the label of this wine; well done!

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