April 28, 2024 - Hints of jammy fruit. Oak, vanilla, plum, blackberry, and tobacco. Bold with smooth tannins. Easy drinking. Potential for aging.
April 24, 2024 - light, juicy, maybe a bit too harsh for those points
April 6, 2024 - Harrys
March 9, 2024 - Prisoner Wine Company's 2021 Unshackled Cabernet Sauvignon is comprised of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, with the remainder consisting of Malbec, Petite Sirah, Syrah and Merlot. Deep ruby in color, it offers an aromatic profile of blackberries, boysenberries, Bing cherries, lavender and exotic spices. Full-bodied, fresh, seamlessly alcoholic (listed as 14.0%, actually 14.5%) and with well-integrated wood, it delivers flavors congruent with the aromas, adding a dollop of bittersweet chocolate. The tannins are plentiful but quite fine-grained, resulting in a soft-textured drinking experience all the way through the solid mid-palate and medium-length finish. This particular bottle was ordered from a restaurant's wine list (at a grossly inflated price), popped, poured and served over a two-hour period without decantation. The first hour of air was definitely beneficial. If purchased at retail from a wine shop, it represents good value. Drink now-2030.
January 21, 2024 - This wine was very nice, and great value. It is full bodied, with medium tannins, the fruit is balanced. I could taste wild berries, currant, vanilla and mocha. Will try again and maybe add it as my summer Napa Cab this year.
January 11, 2024 - More smooth after it had time to breath, but harsh otherwise
January 6, 2024 - Solid bottle. Not the typical jammy Californian Cab Sauv.
November 15, 2023 - Nothing special
July 3, 2023 - A perfectly okay wine. Blueberry, plum, blackberry, leather. Soft tannins. Short finish. Paired well with BBQ. Overall, had higher expectations for this wine. Found it very unexciting and uninspiring. Easy drinking wine but not something I’d reach for again.
March 21, 2023 - A bit better from just a few months ago. More integrated flavors of berry with hints of cassis and oak. Finish is smoother and more balanced.