Rating 90
Style Red
Variety
Vintage 2018
Appellation
USA
ABV 14.0%
Price $14.00 Value Pick  Buy This Wine
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Review Updated 2022-06-09

Perfect For

Cooking And Sipping, Dinner Parties, Pleasing A Crowd

Drink If You Like

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon , Merlot

Tribute Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Review

The Benzinger family came to California from New York, landing in wine country in the early 70s. It was tough work back then, buying vineyards and making it all happen before the Judgement of Paris (1976) blew the state wide open. Their passion was wine for wine’s sake. Making the best and farming sustainably was the goal. Today, the family has expanded into the Tribute wines and the Cab is a straight success. It’s very affordable and very balanced. It has a comforting earthy nose with soft plump fruit and a powerful mouthfeel with some grip on the edges of the palate. This wine drinks like a fifty-dollar Cab.

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Tribute Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
The Benzinger family came to California from New York, landing in wine country in the early 70s. It was tough work back then, buying vineyards and making it all happen before the Judgement of Paris (1976) blew the state wide open. Their passion was wine for wine’s sake. Making the best and farming sustainably was the goal. Today, the family has expanded into the Tribute wines and the Cab is a straight success. It’s very affordable and very balanced. It has a comforting earthy nose with soft plump fruit and a powerful mouthfeel with some grip on the edges of the palate. This wine drinks like a fifty-dollar Cab.

Reviewed On: 06-10-2022
90
POINTS
Tribute Wines Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
The Benzinger family came to California from New York, landing in wine country in the early 70s. It was tough work back then, buying vineyards and making it all happen before the Judgement of Paris (1976) blew the state wide open. Their passion was wine for wine’s sake. Making the best and farming sustainably was the goal. Today, the family has expanded into the Tribute wines and the Cab is a straight success. It’s very affordable and very balanced. It has a comforting earthy nose with soft plump fruit and a powerful mouthfeel with some grip on the edges of the palate. This wine drinks like a fifty-dollar Cab.

Reviewed On: 06-10-2022