Grayson Cellars Cabernet

On Monday of this week, I found myself celebrating the long awaited promotion of a friend and, now, co-worker. So, there are now 3 of us! We dined at Brio in Las Vegas. I had never been but really enjoyed it. We decided to try a bottle of Grayson Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon.

I confess I felt a little dirty ordering wine from Paso Robles now that I'm a Napa area girl. But, I got over it. I generally love cabs from Paso Robles, such as long time faves J. Lohr and Five Rivers, so I felt rather confident ordering this one.

Now, I tried to see across the table to the bottle at one point so I would know what year we were drinking. I can't say I know for sure, but I believe it was the '09. I went hunting down some reviews and apparently the 08 was the bomb and frankly, this wasn't the bomb. My novice taste buds felt like while the wine was good, it seemed young. I thought perhaps it needed to open a bit but it never quite got there for me.

Nevertheless, it was a pleasant accompaniment to my extremely yummy lasagne and wedge salad!

So, overall...I did like the wine. It was a nice cab but not a favorite because it tasted young and, oddly, a bit sweet. Sweet might not be the word to really describe it but I can't come up with something more accurate. Almost...too fruity? I'd really like to get my hands on the 08 - if the experts are right, it is the year to drink.

We got this bottle in the restaurant which means we paid way over retail for it. We scored it for $27. Looks like you can normally score it for around the $10 range.

One of my fellow wine drinkers that night may comment here and let you know what she thought....comment away!