07 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon (reserve)

I really expected, and wanted, to like this wine. It's typically a solid wine, with great minty-currant Chilean fruit for the price (all of $10). But it stayed very shy for the first two nights, drinking like a low 80-pointer until the third evening. So if you crack it, let it breathe for about an hour (or two), either in a decanter or in a big glass - then you'll get the currant, eucalyptus, and caramel-vanilla notes that you deserve. Wonderful otherwise with a great short-rib beef stroganoff. 82-87/100 depending on when you approach this.