'04 Finca El Portillo Cabernet Sauvignon

[Innkeeper]

2004 Bodega El Portillo, Estate Bottled, Alto Valle de Uco, Finca El Portillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza ($8.99 Chambers Street). The bodega changed it's name, so we're starting a new thread.

Intense red hits the eye. Spicy jams on the nose and upfront. Blackberries, cassis, and a little mint, and Mendoza dirt cross the palate, with almost completely smooth tannin. A very nice finish. We still think this could be the very best value in an under $10 Cabernet. The tannin should completely resolve in a few months, and we have seven more in the rack.

Matched with broiled fillet steak in bacon rasher with Morton rub, roasted baby Yukon Golds, and salad in Raspberry/Hazelnut dressing. Good to last drop.