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Cabernet Sauvignon
[cab-er-NAY SO- vin-yon]
The king of red wines! Cabernet Sauvignon is a remarkably steady and consistent performer through much of the world. Bordeaux has used the grape consistently since the 18th century, always blending it with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and sometimes a soupcon of Petite Verdot and Malbec. The Bordeaux model is built around not only the desire to craft complex wines, but also the need to ensure that different grape varieties ripen at different intervals and to give lesser wines color, tannin, or backbone.
This grapes classic flavors are blackberry, currant, plum, black cherry and spice. It can also be marked by herb, olive, mint, tobacco, cedar and anise as well as ripe, jammy notes. In warmer areas, it can be supple and elegant; in cooler areas, it can be marked by pronounced vegetal, bell pepper, oregano and tar flavors (a late ripener, it can not always be relied upon in cool areas, which is why Germany, for example, has never succumbed to the lure). It can also be very tannic, which is why it produces many of the world's longest lived wines. The best Cabernets always start out dark ruby or purple in color, with firm acidity, a full body, great intensity, concentrated flavors, and firm tannins.
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This is a fine late-harvested Hungarian Cabernet, estate-bottled at the Egervin winery in Hungary. Sweet, rich Cabernet fruit, is carefully crafted fo
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Vintage: 2008
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Country: Hungary
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SALE PRICE- Wonderful for collectors. This exceptional opaque purple wine is a seriously rich, full-bodies wine. A definite berry flavor with nuances
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Vintage: 2004
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Country: Australia
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SALE PRICE- A purple red color greets you from the glass while powerful and racy aromas of earth and mocha vanilla seize your
senses. The attack is r
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Vintage: 2008
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Country: France
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SALE PRICE- Stu and Charles Smith have struck gold again atop Spring Mountain. 2004 is shaping up to be great year for Napa
Cabernet, with many winem
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Vintage: 2005
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Country: US-CA
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This wine is aged for 2 years in oak barrels, for 2 years in oak barriques, followed by another 18 months in other types of noble wood and 6 months in
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Vintage: 2006
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Country: Italy
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The 2008 Kleine Rust Red wine is a blend of Shiraz (54%), Cabernet Sauvignon (23%) and Merlot (23%). The wine
was hand-picked and fermented in stainl
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Due in Dec 12-(free S/H $31) Fransac-Roulletis one of the oldest merchants in the Cognac region. The company was founded in 1838 and is to this day ow
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Vintage: NV
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Country: France
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This soft, fruity Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the Ardeche region in Southern France. The vineyards lie on a high plateau to the west of the Rhone va
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Vintage: 2008
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Country: France
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If you enjoyed Caloma Springs, or Barlow Lane, you'll love this Cab! Crafted by the winemaker Matt Praetzle, this Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits intrigui
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Vintage: 2008
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Country: US-CA
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Produced from Cabernet Sauvignon and a bit of Cabernet Franc grapes, this wine has a garnet red color and a pronounced, vinous nose with herbaceous sc
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Vintage: 2008
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Country: Italy
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A fruit forward wine of raspberry, red cassis and cherry, the Chateau Le Clos de Rousset will be a definite crowd pleaser. …more info
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Vintage: 2009
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Country: France
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Aromas of cassis, dark cherry and saddle leather are strong in the glass while this full bodied effort imparts a soft but structured mouth that persis
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The town of St. Emilionis one of the greatest wine centers on the planet. Located on the Right Bank of Bordeaux's
two great rivers, the Garonne and D
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Vintage: 2006
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Country: France
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That is how we found the 2007 Chateau Fantin - lots of tastings and searches until
we were impressed by this bottling from the Graves de Vayres regio
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Vintage: 2007
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Country: France
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The Consentido Cabernet Sauvignon is 100% Cabernet, harvested in the first weeks of October by rising star Daniel Jimenez. The wine was fermented comp
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Vintage: 2008
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Country: Spain
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This is a blend of 33% of Merlot, 33% of Syrah and 34% Sangiovese. Round, complete and elegant. Hints of wood can be perceived amidst the typical her
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Vintage: 2006
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Country: Italy
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This is Merlot(60) & Cabernet(40) A full-bodied, bold wine with aromas of plum, blackberries and figs. Super concentrated, smooth with a round finish
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Vintage: 2009
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Country: Italy
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