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Varner Wine, Foxglove Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

750 ml Cabernet Sauvignon Central Coast, United States 2020

Varner Wine, Foxglove Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is a dry, very full-bodied red from Cabernet Sauvignon (Central Coast, United States), in the full, structured reds style. Tannins are very firm and acidity fresh; oak influence is noticeable. Good with steak, lamb, venison, cheese board.

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£24.40
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.45
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Cabernet Sauvignon prior
body
5 / 5
very full
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tannin
5 / 5
very firm
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acidity
4 / 5
fresh
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oak
4 / 5
noticeable
Cabernet Sauvignon prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Full, structured reds
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Colour
Red
merchant feed
Origin
Central Coast · United States
inferred by a local model, checked against our lexicon
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
lexicon
ABV
13.5%
Honest Grapes product page
Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Food
inferred from grape and style
Occasions
dinner party · steak night
inferred
About Cabernet Sauvignon
Typical aromas: blackcurrant, black cherry, cedar, mint, green bell pepper when unripe. Serve at 16–18 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Cabernet Sauvignon · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
very full · 5/5
Tannin
lowhigh
very firm · 5/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
noticeable · 4/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

Foxglove is Varner's more accessible label, designed to bring their meticulous, small-production approach to wines that don't require a second mortgage. This Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from Central Coast fruit and made with the same care that goes into Varner's celebrated single-vineyard Santa Cruz Mountains work. The result is a genuinely well-made, fruit-forward Cab that punches well above its price bracket — dark-fruited, herbally accented, and balanced rather than overblown. We find it drinking brilliantly right now: the tannins are supple, the fruit is generous without being jammy, and there's enough structure to hold it together until around 2030. This is California Cabernet done with restraint and purpose, not a power play. Open it with something off the grill and you'll see exactly why the Foxglove range has earned such a devoted following.

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