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| Drinking window: Drink between 2014 and 2019 (based on 51 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.8 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by DollarMenunaire on 6/18/2012 & rated 84 points: Floral with light fruit and crushed rocks on the nose. Medium-bodied palate with high acidity which dominates the texture. Red berry fruit with roasted herbs and slightly bitter tannins. Crushed rock and on the tart, short/medium finish. (5539 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 6/4/2012 & rated 91 points: 2012 Wines of Portugal Annual Grand Tasting (San Francisco, California): Very dark red violet color; appealing, cassis, tart black currant nose; tasty, cassis, tart black currant, tart plum palate; medium-plus finish (from vineyard originally planted in 1974) (4283 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 4/6/2011 & rated 87 points: 5th Annual Grand Tasting of Portuguese Wines (One Leidesdorff Building, San Francisco, California): Herbaceous tart plum, roast coffee nose; roast coffee, tart black fruit palate; medium finish (blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot) (4235 views) |
| Bacalhoa Producer websiteCabernet 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 SauvignonPortugal ViniPortugal (Associação Interprofissional para a Promoção dos Vinhos Portugueses/Portuguese Wine Trade Association) |
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