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| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.3 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by mwanasheria on 4/3/2015 & rated 88 points: In my view there is more oak than this wine can handle. It is quite young and the fruit is there, I am just wondering whether the sharp tannins will ever integrate. Loads of vanilla, cassis, smoke, so the underlying quality is there. (799 views) | | Tasted by LazerAl on 1/18/2015 & rated 84 points: Medium body. Bone dry. Fruit struggles to shine through, with little success. Decent enough for $25, overpriced at $50+. (779 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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