Comments on: Glen Ellen Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

By: Nida fout

Nida fout — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:12:50 +0000

im not much of a wine drinker but i have this PROPIETORS RESERVE 1995 MERLOT AND PROPIETOR RESERVE 1996 GAMAY BEAUJOLAIS AND MY MOTHER USED TO DRINK THIS.
i wonder if this is stilll good to drink and making me sick, and sure to try taste it how good it is.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:22:55 +0000

I too was surprised how good this wine is for 8.99 for a 1.5 liter bottle. I’m kind of new at this wine thing having been a microbrew drinker for years but I thought this wine was very good compared to others I have tried that were in the 12 dollar per 750ml range. I know that Jeff isn’t happy with the latest vintage which makes me wish that I had tried earlier years. Sometimes Ignorance is bliss:).

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:13:00 +0000

Glen Ellen Cabernet has changed recently. In late 2009 they changed the label. The familiar green and tan colors are now a brownish label. The latest bottle (Jan 2010) is very different in taste than all previous years. It’s very heavy on the berry flavor. One bottle was nearly undrinkable due to this. The other bottle was somewhat OK. Maybe the company has changed ownership ? Or maybe due to the recession they are cutting costs, in order to keep the same sub-$5.00 price ? In any event, their Cabernet is not the same as it was in all previous years.

By: Turi Stevens

Turi Stevens — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:31:51 +0000

Hi – Im a “veteran” drinker of wines, and i will tell you of this wine, i had nothing else to drink other than 2 glasses one night, woke up @ 3:00 a.m. on my couch, no idea how i got there. Drank it another night, same thing happened (not drunk, going to bed after dinner @ 8:00), and on a 3rd occasion, same result. Each time i woke up on my couch, far from my bedroom and out of a dead sleep completely coherent. I have never had this happen to me with wine. very weird….never buying this again.

By: Doovitheat

Doovitheat — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 04:25:05 +0000

So far one of the best “cheap” table wines I have found. I’m paying about $7 / 1.5-liter bottles of the cheap, non-reserve stuff off the shelf. Goes great with a grilled steak.

I’m no wine “snob” / connoisseur, but I’ve been lucky enough to have traveled and drunk wine all over the world, from Tuscany Paris to Chateauneuf du Pape to Napa, and for the price I can’t quibble with this stuff for a daily table wine. Try some.

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:56:06 +0000

I have a couple bottles of ‘99 Merlot. I have not been “into” wine for very long. Is this going to taste good, or has it been on the shelf way too long. I know white wine becomes vinegary after too long. It it similar for red?

By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 20:33:58 +0000

My husband and I have been buying this wine by the case for years. It is an excellent value, not as widely available as their merlot, which quite a few restaurants here (Long Island, NY) serve. We found a store that sells magnums for $5.99
And yes, the 1998 was noticeably better than vintages before and since.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:09:41 +0000

I love the Glen Ellen house! Exactly where is it located…do they give tours…does anyone know of any magazines that have featured it??? Ellen7788@Gmail.com

By: Don

Don — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 23:46:40 +0000

was good with the steak and potatoes we had last night..

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:59:01 +0000

This is an excellent wine for the price. I just lucked onto finding magnum bottles of this at the local Tom Thumb from the year 2002 Vintage. There were both 02 and 03 on the shelf. I was leary given the fact that this is really a “table” cabernet if such a thing exists. Designed to be consumed right away. The age (I’m sure in hot warehouses) seems to have done this wine well. I am thinking about cleaning out the inventory of the 02 and perhaps the 03 too. At 7.99 per 1.5 liter magnum it is a hard deal to pass up. Pays to check grocery stores never know what you will find. I was having a few glasses and decided to google it and found this blog. I agree with the food suggestions and would add a grilled steak nice and rare with jucie oozing from it fresh off hickory coals would be great too. Anyone putting this wine down is either an under educated wine snob or an over educated wine snob not other option, Jack Spirko