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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. 312 Cabernet Sauvignon wines from £20.36. Typical aromas: blackcurrant, black cherry, cedar, mint, green bell pepper when unripe.
Typical structure · knowledge base
dry
very full
very firm
fresh
noticeable
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
If you like Cabernet Sauvignon
312 Cabernet Sauvignon wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 30
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred