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| Drinking window: Drink between 2009 and 2017 (based on 4 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 76 pts. and median of 76 pts. in 2 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by danp on 8/28/2012 & rated 70 points: Nose is quite peculiar - some cherry, some clove, but it's pretty nondescript. The palate is very distinctive though but not particularly pleasant - hints of blackcurrant, burnet, elder blossom, speedwell, peppermint, sage, marshmallow, thyme, lady’s mantle, horehound, plantain, cowslip, yarrow and mallow. Ok, so that's the ingredient list from Ricola blackcurrant cough drops ... but that's what it tasted like. Thin, green, herby, mercifully short bitter finish. (4071 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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