- Last updated on February 1, 2023
This is our Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon review.
Are you after a good bottle that offers bold flavors, layers of complexity, and smooth tannins?
And what if I tell you that it pairs well with a vast variety of dishes and it’s affordable too?
Well, this is the wine you have been looking for! We liked it a lot!
Find below our Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon review along with our food pairings recommendations, serving tips, curiosity, and where you can buy it.
Let’s begin!
Our Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon Review
- Brand: Tom Gore
- Grape Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region: United States, California
- Tasting Notes: Blackberry & Blackcurrant fruit notes
- Glass & Serving: Bordeaux / 59-64 °F (15-18 °C) / Decant ~1hr
- Storage: Up to 5 years
- Price Range: ~$14
- Bottle Size: 750 ml
Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon review: What's its color?
Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon wine has a deep ruby color with slow-falling legs.
If you want to know more about how to taste wine and the lingo that goes with it, check out this article: How To Taste Wine Like a Pro in 4 Steps.
Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon review: What are the flavors?
Ghost Pines Cabernet Sauvignon is a red blend made primarily (90%) from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
The other grapes are Malbec, Merlot, Petite Syrah, and Petit Verdot.
On the nose, cherry, currant, blackberry, and hints of leather, tobacco, and dark chocolate aromas.
On the palate, it’s a round full-body wine with medium acidity and flavors of black fruit, red cherry, vanilla, tobacco, and a finish of spice, and mocha.
Is Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon wine sweet?
No, it’s not sweet. Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon wine is a dry wine.
Dry wine contains less than 15 g/L.
Learn more about wine sweetness level here.
Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon review: Which food pairs well with it?
Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon is a bold wine with intense flavors, as such, we recommend to pair with equally strong flavor dishes.
Classic appetizers are pasta with veal ragu, lasagna, grilled vegetables, onion, and mushroom to name some.
Meat wise you have a wide selection here from veal, beef, stew, lamb, pulled-pork burger, and poultry for example.
If you are a cheese lover our recommendations for you are hard and blue cheeses like Pecorino and Gorgonzola.
Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon review: What's its alcohol content?
Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon wine’s alcohol content is 13.5%.
In case you wonder about alcohol content or more precisely Alcohol By Volume, i.e. ABV, measure the alcoholic strength of a drink.
There is a direct relationship between the sugar left in the wine after the alcoholic fermentation has taken place, i.e. Residual Sugar or RS, and ABV.
During alcoholic fermentation, the yeast transforms the sugar in the grape juice into alcohol.
Grapes with high residual sugar will therefore produce dry wine with a high ABV.
How many calories are in a glass of Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon wine?
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture [1] a 5-ounce glass will contain about 120 to 130 calories.
Alcohol contains 7 calories per gram. So a wine with high ABV will have a higher calories per glass than a wine with low ABV.
Furthermore, sugar contributes to the calorie count.
A dry wine will usually have 4 calories per grams vs a sweet wine that will have around 20 calories per grams of carbs, which include sugar.
What is the Tom Gore brand?
Here is an extract from the Tom Gore website itself:
“Good wines start long before the harvest. They start in the vineyards with a farmer.
As Tom puts it, “Much like a chef needs outstanding ingredients to let a dish shine, a winemaker needs high-quality grapes to make a very good wine.”
Tom sees his wines as time capsules, or expressions of the growing season, and is most proud of explaining what he does as a farmer…
…connecting people to the earth and telling the story of where the wine comes from.
The work of a farmer.“
Conclusion
This is a very good Cabernet Sauvignon bottle that for around ~$15 offers a great value for your money.
Black fruit, red cherry, vanilla, tobacco, and a finish of spice, and mocha will complement many dishes from veggie, pasta, a large variety of red meats, and our beloved cheeses.
Try it with lasagna, grilled vegetables, lamb, or Gorgonzola cheese and it’ll be a delight. At least it was for me!
If you have never tried it, I’m not entirely sure what are you still waiting for?
Once you had it, we’d love to know your opinion, so reach out and let’s know what you think! Enjoy!
