Mouton Cadet Bordeaux 2007, France

The bottle of Mouton Cadet was the second casualty of the night this Christmas.  After Mom, my grandmother, and I had easily finished the Campo Viejo I reviewed in my last post, we broke into this guy.  Initially, the smell of this Bordeaux is very easy on the nose.  It smells like flowers and fruits, and is pretty subtle.  It tastes a heck of a lot like it smells actually.  It is, like the Campo Viejo, a very easy drinking wine.  It doesn't have the depth of traditional Bordeaux wines, but it's got more versatility.  I would pair this with really any dish.  It's light enough to put with seafood and substantial enough to put with a steak.  Pretty nice.  Didn't blow me away, but I would definitely stock my wine rack with it for future wine nights with my ladies.

Technical Info:

Varietal: 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc 

Alcohol: 12.5% 

Origin: Bordeaux, France

Price: $8.99 at Kroger or any grocery store

Rachel's Grade: B+  This wine is the everygirl's window into Bordeaux wine.  You're probably not going to be able to get it for much less than this.  You aren't getting this crazy complex, traditional Bordeaux, but hey, it's pretty tasty nonetheless.  Really solid wine that I guarantee you anybody will drink without complaints (maybe not wine snobs, but who cares about them?).  AND for the low price of $8.99, that sounds like a pretty good buy.