Today’s review is a result of quick decision making. I was in the store and had only a couple of minutes to look around and make a buy. The label For Liberty School looked interesting to me so I decided to buy a bottle and try it.
Name: Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon
Winery: Liberty School Winery
Vintage: 2009
Region: California
Alcohol by Vol.: 13.5%
Price: $10
(Price can vary on state, taxes, the store’s mark-up, and how your significant other reacted when they received your answer to their question, “Do these pants make me look fat?” Editor’s Note: Hey! You said I looked good in those jeans!)
I got some subtle aromas of blackberry and cherry when I was doing my smelling test. I could pick out a little oak and spice but nothing too overwhelming. I had to aerate it because I found some debris in the initial tasting pour, but it was nothing that my strainer couldn’t handle. The body was medium with a dark tint that seemed to posses a good amount of red color.
I could definitely pick out the cherry. The blackberry (and vanilla?) was a little hard to get at times, because the wine’s oak flavor came on a bit strong. The spices were more subtle than most wines and there was a clean finish.
Rating: Enjoy again.
I am not flipping over backwards from this wine, but it is a very good deal for the price, and I would not pass up another opportunity to purchase more bottles. I specifically enjoyed this wine while reading some case studies on modern corporate strategy, but you could probably have some fun with it in your preferred hobby as well.
