LCBO Sale Pick of the Week: Dec. 12

Sterling 'Vintner's Collection' Cabernet Sauvignon (Central Coast, California)

Sale $14.45, Regular $15.95
Discount (until January 5): $1.50
LCBO #56366 | 750 mL bottle

Tastes like: Blackcurrant liqueur, black forest fruits, ripe plum, cedar, hint of mint and toasty oak
Pairs with: Roast beef, bison meatloaf, smoked Gouda, cashews
Good for: A cocktail alternative, dinner party wine or hostess gift
Drink this: Now through 2016
Alcohol: 13.5%

Why we're drinking this
Here’s a bottle that over-delivers. It’s ripe, complex and full of fruit with a fabulous crushed velvet texture. Hard not to like this wine, which makes it an easy go-to bottle for the busy holiday season.

Tasting note
Noble aromas of warm cassis lead to layered flavours of black forest fruit, red and black plum, toasty wood and a smooth creamy milk chocolate finish. Nice.

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This week's selection by wine expert (and best selling wine book author) - Carolyn Hammond