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Wine Details
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Description:
Gray Ghost’s Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is made from 100% estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. After fermentation, the free run wine is siphoned into French oak barrels. The wine ages for two and a half years in the oak prior to bottling. The wine is then bottle aged for a minimum of six months prior to release. This wine displays the ultimate in delicate fruit and velvety tannins. Perfect complement to tenderloin, bison, and bleu cheeses. Gray Ghost produces a Reserve Cabernet only in exceptional years.
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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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