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Wine Details
Price:
$29.99 per bottle
Description:
"OUT STANDING – This spent 30 months in oak and has the feel of an old boys’ club with effects of leather and pipe tobacco as well as dark, dense blueberries, green peppercorns and juniper berries. Blackberry and black current flavors are joined by black chocolate. It’s a serious drink for serious times.”
Wine Press Northwest Summer 2006
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Varietal Definition
Cabernet Sauvignon:
Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely planted and significant among the five dominant varieties in France’s Bordeaux region, as well as the most successful red wine produced in California. Though it was thought to be an ancient variety, recent genetic studies at U.C. Davis have determined that Cabernet Sauvignon is actually the hybrid offspring of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Sauvignon berries are small with black, thick and very tough skin. This toughness makes the grapes fairly resistant to disease and spoilage and able to withstand some autumn rains with little or no damage. It is a mid to late season ripener. These growth characteristics, along with its flavor appeal have made Cabernet Sauvignon one of the most popular red wine varieties worldwide.
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