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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2003 and 2012 (based on 157 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.4 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by hhcave on 12/28/2019 & rated 93 points: Well balanced, pronounced nose:
Primary (minimal): cherry, red plum
Secondary: cedar, cinnamon, spice
Tertiary (dominant): earth, leather, tobacco, faint forest floor
Drink now, not suitable for further ageing (637 views) | | | Tasted by AV2012 on 10/16/2016 & rated 88 points: South African wines: Such a strong and stern tannic backbone of Cabernet. Certainly more of a food wine, comparing to '91 Paul Sauer. Somewhere in between the style with its 13% alc, but signifficant presence. (1427 views) | | | Tasted by peterk on 12/20/2012 & rated 88 points: A bit earthy for me, otherwise well integrated and balanced Bordeaux blend. My wife loved it. (2096 views) |
| Kanonkop Producer website
U.S. Importer (Addt'l Info)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 SauvignonSouth Africa Wines of South AfricaStellenbosch Stellenbosch Wine Routes |
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