Viña Requingua Puerto Viejo 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon

Ok… so, right off the bat, I gotta say that I really dig the labels on Viña Requingua’s Puerto Viejo line. It’s an ink stamp on what looks like a thin slice of balsa wood (though it’s probably some kind of compressed wood). It's different, eye-catching, tactile and very well done.

So, after being impressed with both the packaging, and the Viña Requingua Puerto Viejo Carmenère, I picked this one up at the BevMo 5¢ sale. I gotta say, I'm also rather impressed with this effort. Nice flavors of cherry and a hint of spice. Decent tannin structure, and a nice velvety finish round it out. This is, with out a doubt, the best ~$10.00 cab I think I've ever had.

I reckon, while the sale is still going on, I should pick up a case.

Cork'd Review: 90.0/100.