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Cabernet Sauvignon
red grape Médoc / Pauillac / Saint-Julien; Napa Valley; Coonawarra serve 16–18 °C ages 5–25 years
Cabernet Sauvignon is a red grape: very full-bodied, fresh acidity, very firm tannin, usually dry. 1743 Cabernet Sauvignon wines from £20.36. Typical aromas: blackcurrant, black cherry, cedar, mint, green bell pepper when unripe.
Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Tannin
lowhigh
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Cabernet Sauvignon sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
steak, roast beef, lamb, burgers, hard cheese, game. tannin binds with protein and fat; the wine tastes softer next to red meat Avoid: delicate fish, spicy food.
Where it grows
Médoc / Pauillac / Saint-Julien, France — structured, cassis and cedar, long-lived, always blended with Merlot
Napa Valley, United States — ripe, plush, higher alcohol, sweet oak
Coonawarra, Australia — cool maritime, cassis with mint or eucalyptus
Maipo, Chile — ripe blackcurrant, often a herbal edge
Bolgheri, Italy — Super Tuscan blends, polished
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