What does $150 buy you?
After a long day, I came home to a bottle of Agua Dulce Vineyards 2001 Aneas Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon that a friend brought over to share with my roommate. At first hesitated to accept a glass, I mean he did bring it over to share with her, right? But, who am I to turn down a glass of wine – especially one I’ve never tried before? On first pour, we were greeted with a closed wine exhibiting the pungent aroma of acid. It definitely had to set for a bit. After 20 minutes, the wine opened up rather nicely. The sweet aroma of fruit beckoned – cherries and blackberries with an slight undertone of dark chocolate. The taste much more complex, much drier than the aroma foretold, but not overwhelming at all. I’ve tried wines where the tannins dominated, but that’s not the case with this wine — it very nice actually, with flavors of black currant and dark cherries. My friend mentioned that this bottle sells for about $150.00 — a little research proved that he was right. If I had $150 to spend on a single bottle of wine, would I buy this one? Probably not, I can’t afford it! But if someone else were pouring, I wouldn’t mind a glass or two!!! Cheers to you, TC, for the sharing this wonderful wine with us!!
