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Wine Details
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Description:
This wine shows deep ruby color as in past vintages. The nose is quite open and expresses black cherry and wild, brambly berry aromas layered with sweet, toasty French oak. The wine is very soft and round in the mouth with a supple, elegant tannin structure. Flavors mirror the aromas with lovely ripe fruit and moderate use of oak for complexity. The overall balance is quite seamless with a satiny, silky finish. This wine showed a lot of charm right off the bottling line. It is a nicely balanced wine with lots of flavor and elegance, easy to enjoy now and over the next ten years or so. Salut!
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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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