Can We Find a Good Red Wine for Under $10!

Tonight, we have three red wines and each one cost under $10. As in most of our shows, we know the three wines we will be tasting, but we will blind-taste them. Can we find a wine that we like for under $10?  Tonight, our three wines are:2019 Badet Clement & Co. Revelation Cabernet-Merlot red Bordeaux Blend. I purchased this wine from Trader Joe’s for $6.99. It has 55% Cabernet and 45% Merlot. Nose displays very intense aromas of dark chocolate, cherries, and blackcurrants. Round mature tannins. Medium body with 13.5% alcohol. Fruit forward with some well-done spice, licorice and leather accents. Long finish. RWS calls it a bulk buy. 2021 Corvelia Cabernet Sauvignon from Paso Robles. This wine was purchased from Trader Joe’s for $9.99. The winery calls this wine a dark and fruit-forward, balanced with structure, tannin and a long-lasting finish. Filled with currant, dark cherry, toasted oak, and pipe tobacco notes. Pairs with grilled meats and pasta with hearty sauces.2022 Jose Maria da Fonseca Anticiclone (an-ti-si-KLOH-ni). red wine blend from Portugal. I bought this wine at Costco for $7.99. This wine received a 90 rating from Wine Spectator and it also was named one of the Top 100 Wines of 2024. Wine Spectator says “Balanced and medium-bodied, this fresh red frames flavors of chopped black cherry, blackberry paste, espresso, tobacco, anise and graphite with light, fine tannins.” The Winery is family-owned and has been in business since 1834. We both liked wines #2 and #3. We both preferred the 2021 Corvelia Cabernet Sauvignon from Paso Robles. https://corveliawine.com/ I would caution that you have to like an oaky Cabernet to like this wine, but it was an easy drinking wine.I had the #3 - 2022 Jose Maria da Fonseca Anticiclone wine in a very close second place, and thought this wine was better balanced. Next week, we will taste the Kirkland Cabernet Sauvignon box wine. To make it more interesting, we will also have a bottle of Cabernet and will (blind) taste these two wines to see if we can detect a difference.