Color - Ruby red
Nose - Raspberry, green bell pepper
Taste - On the first sip, I taste lots of sour red fruit, though not sour enough to give me actual pucker, but there is also quite a bit of bite from the alcohol and acidity from the tannins. This has a lot of astringency though it mixes well with the bite and sour fruit flavors making a melange of flavors and textures that doesn't overwhelm me. I can taste some raspberry, sugared blackberry, and plum and then some hints of burnt caramel on the finish. There is nothing special about this wine, it's medium bodied with a medium-to-long finish. It's not complex but still good in it's simplicity. I didn't expect much going into this tasting and got a little more than I expected, especially with the alcohol and tannins working with the flavors rather than clashing with them. I'd say this is better when consumed by itself, improper pairing wrecks this wine and it can be pretty finicky. Pizza overwhelmed it, creamy pasta didn't effect it at all, and savory meat just made the wine feel "flabby" and "bland".
Overall, this is an OK fruit forward, young Cabernet Sauvignon. It has no idea where it's going and neither will you. It's something of an adventure with every sip you take, but I'd advise you to skip this treasure hunt and look elsewhere. While it's an OK wine, and the QPR is decent as well, there are a myriad of better wines at this price point. Go ahead and look for anything from decent Washington, Chile, or reputable California vineyards with like-priced wines. They'll all beat this every day of the week.
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