Bar Dog Cabernet Sauvignon - Dependably Tasty • Reverse Wine Snob

A tasty, well-rounded Cab for just $11. We review the Bar Dog California Cabernet Sauvignon.

95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot, 2% Petite Sirah and 1% Merlot from California. The wine is aged for an unspecified amount of time with new French oak. It has 6 g/L of residual sugar.

Sample submitted for review. The Bar Dog Cabernet has an SRP of $12.49 and is available for as low as $11.

From the bottle:

Man's Best Friend

My Best Friend…Bar Dog Companion, partner, "bone-vivant". Always by my side. In my kitchen or at my dog-friendly bar until it is time to go. Like Bar Dog, we love this wine unconditionally. So will you.

We proudly donate to local animal rescues across North America.

Cellared and Bottled by Our Cellars
13.5% Alcohol

The 2021 Bar Dog California Cabernet Sauvignon opens with a pleasing aroma of black cherry, a little spice, a little vanilla, a little cocoa and a little cedar. It's a promising start.

Taking a sip reveals this to be a pretty tasty, well rounded, medium to full-bodied Cab with a smooth, plush mouthfeel. I didn't pick up on much sweetness, which I thought I would at 6 g/L of residual sugar.

I can't say that's there's really anything extraordinary about it but with good balance and structure, this is very drinkable, especially for the low price.

It ends dry and long and was pretty similar on day 2.