Bar Dog

Alcohol Name: Bar Dog

Alcohol Type: Cabernet Sauvignon

Alcohol Content: 13.5%, 27 Proof

Price Point: Budget, $12-$13, common availability 

Nose: Juicy dark fruit

Flavor Profile: Dark fruit, spices

Bottom Line: This is a young red wine with underdeveloped flavor. The proceeds from the profits made off this wine go toward animal relief, which is an excellent sentiment – but the wine itself is subpar.

Bar Dog is a California wine that is only aged a couple of years making it a very young wine. The price puts this wine at the lower end. The bottle was really the only reason I decided to try this wine, which has a picture of a small dog on it and I thought my wife would enjoy trying it. Another interesting note is that it was the last bottle on the shelf, which made me believe it was a popular wine I had yet to try.

The nose and flavors for this wine were underdeveloped. The nose had some spices and fruit aromas, mostly juicy dark fruit. The flavor is what really stood out to me as being underwhelming. To me this cabernet was very sweet. I could really pick out the blueberry and chocolate finish. 

Personally, I would put this wine in the dessert category. It was not overwhelmingly sweet, but it was not as dry as I prefer my reds. This wine is a nice sentiment but nothing more. The description on the back explains how proceeds go to animal relief, which is a vey charitable act but the truth is the wine is not that high of quality.