Paso Robles is making some rich, full-bodied red wines like this well-priced Cab. Wine grapes were introduced here in 1797 by the Spanish conquistadors and Franciscan missionaries. Deep ruby colour; cedary nose, of black fruits with a floral top note; medium- to full-bodied; remarkably elegant for the price with a tannic lift on the finish.
Food match: lamb chops; gourmet pizza
Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon, 2010, California, $19.95. LCBO Vintages #738823
Post City Magazines’ wine columnist, Tony Aspler, has written 14 books on wine and food. Tony also created the Ontario Wine Awards and has been inducted into the New York Media Wine Writers’ Hall of Fame. He can be heard on 680News.
