Wine Profile

Cabernet Sauvignon

PRIMARY FLAVOURS: Black Cherry, Black Currant , Cedar, Baking Spices, Graphite

TASTING NOTES: Black Currant, Anise,Tobacco Leaf, Plum Sauce, Pencil Lead

FOOD PAIRINGS: Hard cheeses, Steak, Barbecued and red meats,portobello mushrooms, grilled vegetables, bell peppers

Where are the best Cabernet Sauvignon wines from? Old World Regions. Bordeaux, France -Spain,Tuscany, Italy. New World Regions. Napa Valley, California. Washinton,USA. Chile, Australia, Argentina

Cabernet Sauvignon is a full body wine with moderate acidity and tannin. Dark fruit flavours with leather, bell pepper and baking spice notes. Its parents are Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc.

The world’s most popular red wine grape is a natural cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc from Bordeaux, France. Cabernet Sauvignon is loved for its high concentration and age worthiness.

Bordeaux is very much the “OG” Cabernet Sauvignon growing region. It’s here where you’ll find some of the most savory and age-worthy expressions of the grape. Still, you won’t find a lot of single-varietal Cab here – most are blended into the region’s eponymous “Bordeaux Blend.”

Cabernet Sauvignon performs best on the gravelly soils in Bordeaux. So, if you’re looking for a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant wine, look to the sub-regions of the Médoc, Graves, and gravelly areas within Côtes de Bourg and Blaye.

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