Unshackled Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 750ml

Unshackled is The Prisoner Wine Company's more affordable label, launched in 2020. The idea is in the name: the fruit comes from California's North and Central Coast without the usual appellation limits.

Chrissy Wittmann, The Prisoner's director of winemaking, designed the brand. The Cabernet is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, with Petite Sirah, Syrah and Merlot in the blend, and it's aged about nine months in French and American oak. The bottle is lightweight glass and has no foil capsule.

Expect plum, blackberry and black stone fruit with a hint of olive, dried herbs, tobacco and mocha, firm tannins and a round mouthfeel.

It drinks like a smaller version of The Prisoner Cabernet, at about a third of the price. Buy this one for weeknights.

Serve it just below room temperature with burgers, barbecue or a mushroom pizza.

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