Cabernet Sauvignon is a full-bodied red with firm tannins and dark-fruit depth, the backbone of Bordeaux's Left Bank and Napa Valley's reputation. Its thick skins give deep colour and a structure that rewards years in the cellar, often softened by oak ageing into notes of cedar and vanilla.
Characteristics
- Colour
- red
- Body
- full
- Sweetness
- dry
- Tannin
- high
- Acidity
- medium
Typical flavours
- blackcurrant
- black cherry
- cedar
- graphite
- tobacco
Where Cabernet Sauvignon grows best
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What to eat with Cabernet Sauvignon
- ribeye steak
- lamb
- aged hard cheese