Baron Philiippe de Rothschild, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pays D'Oc, 2009, France

We arrived at my mom and dad's house on Saturday afternoon.  We were treated to skewered shrimp marinated in pesto and then tossed on the BBQ, hamburgers and veggies.  We opened this wine to accompany our meal, and much to Jer's dismay settled around the living room with our plates in our laps instead of at the table.  It was a good choice for a casual evening.

• This wine had a deep cherry red colour
• Powerful scents of cedar and black current
• It is a young wine and ready to drink, however the vineyard does note that it could be cellared until 2012
• It has a strong acidity and potent tannins with plum and sweet pepper flavours 

Rating: 3/5 Grapes

Don Pascual Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

While out at the LCBO yesterday this bottle grabbed my attention. The wine came from Uruguay. I had never tasted any wine from that area and was quite curious to see what it would taste like, especially that my favorite kind of wine tends to be Cabernet Sauvignon. I would definitely recommend this wine and to be honest I think if it sat an extra 2-3 years it would even be better! We opened up the bottle for dinner, let it breathe for about 30 minutes and had some with our beef tacos.

Notable notes:

• Taste is long
• Beautiful colour
• Would enjoy this with either dinner or as an evening wine
• Stephie thinks it would go well with chocolate

Rated: 4/5 grapes