NV Double Dog Dare Cabernet

Wyy

$3 bargain. Black cherries, hint of cloves and vanilla on the nose and a bit of green. Dark, deep red color. Some oak and green components on the mid-palate and a brief grape juice finish. Medium bodied, no real distinct flavors. Reasonable amount of tannins. Good for a cheap thrill, but nothing to write home about.

NV Double Dog Dare Cabernet

Zane Dye

The bottle costs 4 USD where I live. For that, no one should complain. Color is a very pretty ruby/garnet. How ever there is a heavy black fruit on the nose. An evil doppelganger fruit! Very sweet, almost artificially sweet. The taste has strong tannin qualities and leaves the mouth dry. This is not a very complex taste. A strong hit of fruit, then a slow gentle wave of herbal notes that is very pleasant if you like that sort of thing.

For 4 dollars, you should try it.

Over all rating - 78

Rating adjusted for the price - 85

Tasting Tags: black cheap herbal

NV Double Dog Dare Cabernet

Dennis Lopez

There was no vintage on this bottle so I can’t compare to and known Californian vintages. I don’t know exactly how to describe the color other then appealing. The nose is of berry, cherry and vanilla, but of the cheap perfume version. It has just a touch of artificial to it. It’s light on flavor, with a medium body. The flavor has no real direction. Lightly oaked. It doses however have the flavors of chocolate covered cherry crossed with a box of California raisins. It’s not bad but with nothing truly noteworthy. It is moderately unbalanced and lacks a quality finish. I would be describing it better as an aftertaste.

NV Double Dog Dare Cabernet

Adrian Hannah

It has a strong smell, but I can't place any of the aromas, maybe celery?

Tastes sour but not like sour cherries, more like under ripe strawberries?

After taste is definitely grainy like wheat and sticks for at least a minute.

All in all, the wine is unobtrusive, unobjectionable, and not noteworthy.

NV Double Dog Dare Cabernet

wily

Ok, my buddy gave this to me because he thought the label was funny. Yes, "Double Dog Dare" is funny. The typography and label design is amusing - a dog leaping through a ring of fire while another dog watches - hence the dare. To my buddy who buys me wine, I toast to you. Thankfully, you're a damn good friend and you won't mind me saying...this sucks. The "Double Dog Dare" could easily have been rubbing alcohol and grape Tang. DDD is a Cabernet in name only - I swear to goodness, the first notes are toast. TOAST. How in hades does a wine get to smell like TOAST?! You don't believe me? Buy a bottle. No, get someone ELSE (like a buddy) to buy a bottle. The flavor is heavy on the turkey - yes, I taste turkey...somewhere during the experience, I did get a little hint of "wine" but the finish was, well...spicy. Spicy as in spicy-in-a-way-that-is-better-for-Mexican-food. Not wine. I can't recommend this wine to Corkd readers. Sorry bud. I love ya like a brother, but don't buy me any more of this. Ok? Ok.