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| Drinking window: Drink between 2009 and 2013 (based on 2 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 77 pts. and median of 82 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Vasily on 10/12/2014 & rated 90 points: Surprise! Better than expected. Purchased from winery in Yantai while visiting China. Decanted for 1 hr. Initial nose: wet hay, leather. Not overpowering. Notes of red berries, pomegranate, cranberry. Very smooth after the decant. (3052 views) | | | Tasted by Xavier Auerbach on 2/7/2013 & rated 82 points: Located in the Miyun District of Beijing. Rather odd nose - a bit like saké. On the palate rather sweet and bland. There still is some work to do here. (3747 views) |
| Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet Sauvignon |
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