Cabernet Sauvignon Red Wine
Cabernet sauvignon red wine is among the most widely planted varietals and features prominently in many of the world's most prestigious wines. From North America's west coast to Europe and Australia, just about every wine-producing region on earth can or will cultivate cabernet sauvignon red wine. Its popularity was initially gained through the dominant role it plays in the production of the wines of Bordeaux, more specifically in the regions renowned Left Bank. Here, it is commonly blended with merlot and more secondary varietals such as cabernet franc, malbec and petit verdot.
When vinified, its classic profile is found in a full-bodied wine with high tannins and pronounced acidity which contribute to its capacity to age extensively. When grown in cooler climates (such as Bordeaux), its fruit flavours will tend toward black currant and green pepper with hints of cedar and mint; in warmer conditions to those of black cherry and olive with 'jammier' characteristics developing in advanced ripeness.
Its en primeur season in Bordeaux again, where the launch of the 2023 vintage is about to begin (and where, in fact, our >
"So to the newly released 2018 Chateau Musar itself. An equal blend of super-ripe (thanks to an August heatwave) Cab Sauv, >
£24
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"The 2019 Duckhorn Decoy Cabernet Sauvignon is rich, dark and intense with hints of mint, plum, blueberry and blackcurrant, >
£26.70
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We are down to the last cases of Languedoc's finest red: 2021 Vieilles Vignes from Domaine de la Jasse. Don't miss your >
This Antiguas Reservas vintage shows an intense red color that is just beginning to turn a more brick like colour following >
Having recently retasted the 2015 Château Ramafort, I would now strongly recommend that you begin exploring this outstanding, >
"The 2021 Musar Jeune Red, with its dizzy-making, psychedelic red label, is the estate’s entry-level red, made from concretefermented, >
£24
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A delightful claret made predominantly from the merlot grape with a little cabernet in the blend adding extra structure. Plum-filled >
"...in peak condition with that inimitable sweet Musar fruit, silky tannins and touch of spice. I can’t chose between them, >
£33
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2009 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, Cru Classé Pauillac
The greatness of Californian provenance was also recognised by one of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol's most renowned families, >
A very easy drinking style of Cabernet Sauvignon, smooth and well balanced Cabernet with good forward dark fruit not too >
2017 Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon, Penfolds, South Australia
"The 2018 Cheval des Andes is a blend of 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon fermented in small lots in 3,000- to 8,000-liter >
This is a bold, expressive cabernet which certainly packs a punch, but also has admirable freshness and poise. Pronounced, >
It's the star of their show: the sumptuous 2020 Tête de Cuvée Rouge is made entirely from cabernet sauvignon grapes handpicked >
2021 Terra de Lobos Castelão/Cabernet, Casal Branco, Tejo
2009 Seña, Mondavi & Chadwick, Aconcagua
The signature red blend of Glenelly, combining the rich and savoury, peppery character of the Syrah with Cabernet Sauvignons >
"Sooty, rich, brooding and powerful, this is an epic Bin 389 and the partnership between the two varieties is sensational. >
An excellent Australian Cabernet, full of all the classic blackberry and eucalyptus flavours you'd expect. A superbly refined >
2019 Echo de Lynch-Bages, Pauillac
No introduction required, here. Wine Searcher classifies the 1996 vintage in Bordeaux as legendary. Which is how the wine >
"The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 reveals more oak on the nose, but is a much deeper, richer, fuller wine than the S.L.V. >
