Gordon Bros. Gets the Gong

Gordon Brothers 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon ($22.99)


I know, I know, it batted clean-up with an Honor Roll class in front of it. This bottle was the 4th opened on the night after an "A" Cab, an "B+" Cab, and an "A+" Pinot. Judging from the nose alone, it belonged with those big boys, but it just didn't deliver.

I had it side by side with what was left of the Cult, and it couldn't hang. I (we) found it to smell delicious, but taste very ripe, young maybe, and finish with a flat, center of the tongue, dullness that to me, should not be found in a Cab in this price range. Nice label and all, but between the Blanc and now the Cab, Gordon Bros is 86'd from my purchasing list.

Grade: C-

Meh, not Blah

Gordon Brothers 2008 Sauvignon Blanc ($9.99)


This was one of those, "Hum, they make a good Cab, maybe they make a good Blanc too" purchases. This is why I don't join many wine clubs. I'm always under the assumption that if I were to join, my shipment would be full of bottles like this and short on the bottles that I really wanted. I have no clue how Gordon Bros. wine club works, just trying to make a point.

On to the wine. I've had worse. It did seem to get a little better the more I drank, but overall, not a whole lot of flavor. I did seem to taste some pineapple, but I didn't get that crispness or grapefruit flavor that I want. There's definitely better Sauvignon Blanc's in this price range, and those seem to usually be from New Zealand.

Grade: C-