We're visiting colleges with our son in Virgnia and Mom and Dad need some inexpensive wine with dinner. The flights, hotel and car rental are already setting us back! In downtown Harrisonburg Virginia - home of James Madison University - we find Dave's Downtown Taverna and they have a $15 Cab Sav from a Virginia winery. WOW - think about the last time you got a restaurant bottle for $15. Unfortunately the wine is served a bit too warm, which is all too common for red wines in restaurants. (Whites are usually too cold) The wine recovers nicely and shows nice fruit, good spice from 24 months on oak, good backbone/tannis and cherry. I never got a comment from Mrs. Vino but she must have enjoyed it because she put it back with no problem. $15 in a restaurant for good bottle - now I'm back on track!! BTW - The atmosphere was great with many JMU students and great cheap eats.
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