Friday 13 February 2009

Grizzly Bear Cabernet Sauvignon 2007


Name: Grizzly Bear
Colour: Red
Country: USA
Region: Central Valley, California
Year: 2007
Grape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol: 13%

Purchase Price: £3.33 (£10 for 3 offer, Sainsburys)

Notes:

Maker's tasting notes – A full-bodies red wine with masses of plum and blackcurrant flavours, finished with toasty oak and subtle chocolate notes. Excellent with steak or roast dinner.

Somnambulist's verdict: I don’t often choose Cab Sav varietals especially not at the bargain-basement end but somehow this found its way into the shopping trolley and I’m very pleased it did. This is a very quaffable red, loads of fruity flavours (I’d add cherries to the black fruits mentioned above) with a smooth long finish. I have no idea how a Mosel weingut ends up bottling Californian reds but it doesn’t really matter – at 3 bottles for a tenner I am filling the cellar with this excellent everyday drinker.
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8 comments:

  1. Liz23 April 2009 at 20:03

    Sainsburys are ceasing to stock this wine. The current 3 for £10 is to clear the remaining stock. Sadly there is no remaining stock in my local stores. I had just introduced two friends to this lovely wine.

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  2. Somnambulist23 April 2009 at 23:33

    @Liz - Hi and thanks for dropping by. I recently had the same problem with their online store - I ordered 36 bottles that were supposedly 'in stock' and the lorry turned up with 0! I declined the replacement wine they offered at almost twice the price...

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  3. Anonymous9 November 2009 at 15:20

    does anyone know who does stock this wine since Sainsbury's stopped, we haven't found any one else that sells it - which is disappointing as we really enjoyed this one!

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  4. Somnambulist10 November 2009 at 09:46

    @anonymous - Hi there. Unfortunately I've not been able to find this anywhere. If you come across it, please come back and let us know where!

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  5. Anonymous23 November 2009 at 11:55

    Is there any update on a stockist? I have emailed the producers...so here's hoping

    Mark

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  6. Somnambulist24 November 2009 at 09:25

    @Mark - Still not found anything. If you get a response from the producers, please drop back and let us know!

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  7. Anonymous11 December 2009 at 15:38

    Sainsbury's came back to me to say they dropped it for poor customer demand and could not give me the supplier details...
    just waiting to hear from Germany now...

    Mark

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  8. Somnambulist11 December 2009 at 18:12

    @Mark - Thanks for the update.. perhaps we should consider taking over Sainsbury's role as importers!

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