Macey J. Foronda

Pursued by Bear, Walla Walla, WA

2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, $65

MICHAEL'S NOTES: "Black fruit. Caramel. Very upfront, very fruit-driven. A touch manufactured; can feel the hand of the winemaker. Probably expensive. Too nice, too friendly — who likes people like that?" ★

VERDICT: We at BuzzFeed are ardent Kyle MacLachlan fans, for Twin Peaks-related and other reasons, so we were definitely rooting for this wine — but especially with such a high price point, we were hoping for something that was a little less gentle; more coffee and less cherry pie.

NOTE: Grain of salt: This wine has gotten good scores elsewhere, including a 91 rating from Wine Spectator.