I'm slowly working my way through all twelve of the Sutter Home table wine varietals. This time, it's the Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon 2007. The wine is a deep red, with ruby highlights, and a definite fruity Cabernet Sauvignon aroma, that's a bit of a cross between plum and cherry. It's middle-of-the-road Cabernet Sauvignon, lighter and more fruity than my favorite California table wine Cabernet Sauvignon, from Meridian. This Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon is rounder, with less of a edge from the tannin. The Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon is a balanced Cabernet Sauvignon, with hints of cherry and plum, and a slight hint of toasted oak, but it's less oaky than Meridian, and not quite as dry.

This is not a brilliant Cabernet Sauvignon, but it's more than adequate as a table wine, the sort you might keep on hand for those spontaneous dinner decisions. It's an easy to enjoy reliable choice, with a 13% ABV. We'll definitely buy it again. We found it at a local grocery at $8.99 for a 1.5 liter bottle. I think there's a lot of possibilities for basic dinner pairing; not just beef, and pasta entrees, but I'm curious about how it might match with chicken fried steak, or a lighter tomato-based pasta sauce, or a tomato-based fish stew.