The Folie à Deux Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 is in a good spot and solid, delicious Cali Cab at a good price. Cabs above this price tend to be Estate fruit, storied Wineries, and rock star winemakers and the prices skyrocket. It checks off all the boxes, solid structure, a good display of oak seasoning, tasty, complex fruit, simply a terrific bottle of wine. The Folie à Deux Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 is a fine example of a Sonoma California Cab. The acidity is balanced and gives the wine good balance. The tannins are silky, they provide solid structure but they don’t interfere with the flavor. The mid-palate shows a little dusty spice, along with tart cranberry, and breakfast tea. It tastes of rich, extracted blackberry, silky blueberry, milk chocolate, black pepper, and raspberry. This is a full-bodied Cab, very approachable, with a nice bit of complexity. The nose is blackberry, molasses, black licorice, spearmint gum, plum, and spice. The color is a very dark (not see-thru) black cherry red. This is a wine that lists for $24 (a quick check of the web shows prices as low as $16, but most are closer to $20) and you can tell because the bottle weighs about twice as much as the typical value-priced bottle and the cork is a real cork, not some composite or faux cork. The Alexander Valley follows the path of the Russian River as it turns north, The Russian River AVA is the part of the river valley closer to the coast that runs east from the Ocean. This Cabernet Sauvignon is aged in French and American oak for 16months. It only takes momentsbut it will help you drink better all year long. ![]() Join today for immediate access to our database of more than 390,000 wine ratings. ![]() Members-Only Content Premium Subscription. This wines score, and tasting note are only available to members. Folie à Deux is one of the Trinchero Family Estates many brands. FOLIE À DEUX Merlot Alexander Valley 2013. Folie à Deux translates from French to “t he madness of two” or to translate a little further to “ a shared psychosis“. The Folie à Deux Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 is sourced from grapes grown in the Anderson Valley AVA inside the Sonoma AVA of Northern California.
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