Unlock the secrets of enjoying high-quality wines without breaking the bank! Discover how a $9.99 bottle from Trader Joe’s can offer an unexpectedly delightful experience that rivals some of the more elite selections. We take you on a journey through the art of blending, examining how the combination of older and younger wines culminates in the Corvallia Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon, Lot 22. This episode shines a spotlight on Paso Robles as a celebrated region for Cabernet Sauvignon, and we investigate whether its excellence truly extends to value-priced offerings.
Join us as we explore the expertise behind Bozano and Company, the masterminds crafting top-notch wines for major retailers like Trader Joe’s, Aldi, and Costco. We’ll break down the flavors and textures you can expect from this non-vintage gem, from oak-aged spice to chewy tannins. The Corvallia Lot 22 is more than just a budget-friendly option—it’s a testament to the potential of affordable wines to capture the essence of their origin and winemaking skill. So pour a glass and listen in as we unravel the complexities and rich flavors that make this Cabernet Sauvignon a standout choice for any wine lover.
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Speaker 1
0:05
hey , it's domain day from cheap wine . Fighter calm . Another review of a value price . To wind , this one is a 999 wine from Trader Joe's . It's the Corvallia Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon , lot 22 . Lot 22 rather than 2022 .
Speaker 1
0:29
It's not a vintage wine , not that that necessarily matters . There was a time when I saw a wine that was non-vintage . It'd be like , oh no , they try to buy the cheapest grapes possible , but that actually isn't . Sometimes it's the winemaker's , but that actually isn't . Sometimes it's the winemaker's choice of what he's doing . There is a website for the Corviglia wines . There's a red wine , a Zinfandel , and this Cabernet Sauvignon from Paso Robles . Paso is a really good place for Cabernet Sauvignon . Paso is a really good place for Cabernet Sauvignon . There are wine experts who say that their cabs rival Napa Valley . I mean it just has a good place for it . It's got the climate , it's got the soil , it's got the topographical things going on and not that . You know , for a $10 wine you don't really get all that going with that . It's usually for the elite websites or whatever , but it does factor on down to the more affordable wines . If it's a good place for Cabernet Sauvignon , it's also a good place for affordable Cabernet Sauvignon .
Speaker 1
1:38
So why is this a non-vintage wine instead of a Lot 22 wine ? I'm not too sure . I'm not sure at all , I don't know . They didn't say the website's kind of pretty . They have a nice uh website . The bottle looks good , everything's about the wine looks first class and I'm thinking they , since it's a collaboration with a top passeroble's winery and this and this is Bozano and Company , which they make a lot of wines for . I've seen them making wines for Trader Joe's , I believe Aldi's and possibly Costco and other places .
Speaker 1
2:15
There's a lot of people who buy their own brands and it's actually gotten so good that you don't know the difference . I mean , a store brand and a retail brand are pretty much the same thing nowadays , except the store brand might be , probably is cheaper . So I'm thinking that maybe there is a wine , an older wine , left over , you know , because if the winery's selling it off , it's left over and they have a younger wine . So you've got a wine aged in and oak . And this is aged and oak . You can you can get the oak spice , you can get the chocolate , you can get the creamy vanilla and you get the darker roasted flavors , you get the savory notes on the nose . So you're getting a maybe a older wine with a younger one . You put those two things together and you get something that's really interesting . It doesn't happen all the time because usually everything's the same vintage , but with the value price wines , if you can do mix and match and blending , you can take something that is okay and turn it into good . I'm going to take a sip , thank you .
Speaker 1
3:33
It's a good wine . It's a solid wine . It really delivers for its price point , $10 . It's got rich , deep flavor . It's got some interesting spices going on . It's got it's kind of chewy with the tannins which you want with the Cabernet Sauvignon . The tannins don't pull but you do get them a little chewy . If you ever find yourself chewing a little bit on a red wine , that's probably tannins there . It does really well . So it's a lot .
Speaker 1
4:03
22 rather than 20-22 . That doesn't really matter . It's up to the winemaker to make the wine . At this point , if it's selling for $3 and it's non-vintage , you might want to stay away from it because non-vintage and super , super cheap . But if you've got paso robles , a top-notch uh growing region , and you got a top winery on top of that , just let it be drinking if you like it . It's good and that's where we're at with this one .
Speaker 1
4:36
This is the Crevelia Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon , lot 22 . It's a solid Cabernet Sauvignon . It sips well . I mean , it's a sipping wine . You can drink it . It's easy to drink . Often when you go to a high-end tasting it's easy to drink as if that's something bad . No , it's something good . Why would a wine ever be hard ? Why would you have to suffer to drink wine ? You don't , and it's good . So there you go .
Speaker 1
5:05
This is next time I talk to somebody it'll be December and we're going to be doing the holiday upscale . We already did a champagne which I found for half price . That's the one before this one . So there you go . This is Cabernet that you could pop the top on . It looks good on the table . No one will know it's Trader Joe's , not that that's a mark against it anymore , but it can hold . This wine can hold its own with anything you know , 15 and under in the retail stores and it's and there's nothing wrong with that . So that's it for me . Domain Dave CheapWineFightercom . We write up three value-priced wines a week and then we plug in the pod . Not that we don't plug in the podcast , we plug in the microphone and my microphone's plugged in and I'm just about ready to quit talking and start drinking the wine . So , adios , keep it cheap . I'll be talking to everybody in a couple of days . Like I said , we'll be doing party wines and bubblies and that type of thing . So keep it cheap . Adios , stay warm . Bye .
