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Cabernet Sauvignon
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While this rule of thumb can help you select wines to go with certain foods, it doesn't mean you are doing something wrong if you pair a Chardonnay with a steak or a Cabernet Sauvignon with salmon.
This plummy, plush wine often yields more subtle flavors than its Bordeaux cousin, Cabernet Sauvignon.
It has all the subtlety of the top growth French wines as well as their strength. 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Silt, sand, and sediment soils make this prime land for growing Bordeaux varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, as well as Reisling, Syrah, and Pinot Gris.
Varied soils and temperatures allow for growth of a wide variety of varietals including Pinot Noir, Gewurztraminer, Viognier, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Tempranillo.
Perhaps the most well-known of all of France's wine regions, Bordeaux produces Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blends with other grapes added including Petite Verdot, Cabernet Franc, Carmenère, and Malbec.
This region produces many French table wines made from blends of red grapes such as Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Grenache.
Probably wisely the winemakers did not try to replicate an Italian recipe, instead throwing in some Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah along with the Italian grapes.
It's a masterful blend on Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Charbono and Petite Syrah.
Insignia is a blended wine that in 2002 had 78 percent Cabernet, 14 percent Merlot, 7 percent Petit Verdot and 1 percent Malbec.
Once upon a time, when I wanted a supple and food-friendly Cabernet Sauvignon that was a good value, I avoided California and went south to grab a good Cab from Chile.
Although Malbec is missing, the remaining royalty of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot are all present and accounted for in this Bordeaux-style red wine.
The region is one of California's best appellations for growing Cabernet Sauvignon, making powerful wines with sturdy tannins.
The majority of varietals are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Viognier, and Petite Sirah.
There are minor plantings of Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Grenache, and Syrah, as well, to add depth and balance to many of their varietals.
Warren Winiarski's Stag's Leap Wine Cellars was the winning Cabernet Sauvignon in the infamous Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, giving the newer winery instantaneous credibility and fame that would overshadow its neighbor.
The fruity red wine is made from 85 percent Sangiovese blended with 15 percent Cabernet Sauvignon.
Syrah dominates the blend with 43 percent, but then Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignane, Mourvedre, Sangiovese, Cinsault, and Petite Sirah are thrown into the cask.
Le Pousseur is predominantly Syrah with bits of Mourvèdre, Cinsault and Cabernet Franc.
This is a wonderful wine that is 75 percent Cabernet, 23 percent Merlot and 3 percent Cab Franc.
It's a blend of Merlot (60 percent), Cabernet Sauvignon (28 percent), and Cabernet Franc (12 percent).
This Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon from Peñalolen shows the Bordelaise influence of its winemaker, Patrick Valette.
That's the annual Release Day at Silver Oak Cellars for their Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.
Silver Oak Cellars is a premium winery specializing in one thing and one thing only, Cabernet Sauvignon, in particular palate-pleasing, complex, powerful yet profound Cabs with longevity.
The two founders came together with a purpose, to make a Cabernet Sauvignon with a sense of itself, a fully developed red that could be savored not only after many years of aging but was soft and supple from the get-go.
Then armed with Enology and Viticulture degrees from UC-Davis, Meyer left the brotherhood to pursue a new calling, to create his vision of Cabernet Sauvignon at Silver Oak with Duncan.
The resulting Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon would be a complex, balanced, and silky smooth red with nuance and depth.
The Alexander Valley is 100 percent Cabernet Sauvignon with grapes from several vineyards.
While dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, small percentages of Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot are added for complexity and roundness.
The 2002 vintage Silver Oak Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon will be released on February 3, 2007.
Now they produce not only Chardonnay, but Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir as well.
These are premium Cabernet Sauvignon wines from their Rutherford vineyards.
The Rutherford AVA is one of the best for Cabs, and the Ribolis age their full-bodied Cabernet in new French Oak barrels.
In reality the whole state really isn't the land of milk and honey and full of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Napa is where Cabernet Sauvignon is king but the royal family also includes Chardonnay, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Zinfandel.
However, some of California's best wine comes out of Randall Grahm's Bonny Doon for mirth and Rhône style wines, Paul Draper's Ridge Winery for Cabernet Sauvignon (think 1976 Paris Tasting), and David Bruce for some excellent Pinot Noir.
Crane Lake Duet, includes Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, cheese spread, knife, stone ground mustard, salami, dried fruit mix, Ghiradelli chocolates, corkscrew, and more, $40.
Covey Run Winery, includes Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, cheese, knife, biscuits and crackers, $50.
Mondavi Private Selection, includes Cabernet Sauvignon, chocolates, crackers, dried fruit and more, $50.
I also will occasionally do a Cabernet too if I don't over-spice the meat or use barbeque sauce.
I can see their point…I mean, who would want a big, red, heavy Cabernet on a hot day, right?
Back to the beginning theme of constant change, all maps and guidebooks age quicker than a good bottle of Napa Cabernet.
Ceramic Wine Stoppers - These eclectic stoppers feature a variety of colors and fun sayings, including "Life is a Cabernet," "I Go Well With Everything," and "Put a Cork in It."
Meaning, you will never again serve your Chardonnay too cold or your Cabernet Sauvignon too warm.
Langhorne Creek - Known for producing award winning Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, wines produced in this region are famous for their full, forward fruit flavors and soft tannic structure.
Black Box Wines - The Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 has an 86 point rating from Wine Enthusiast Magazine and sells for around $20 per 3-liter box.
This collection is offered in Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, at around $15 per box.
Even wine varietals that list a single grape on them, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, may contain a blend of other grapes.
For instance, in United States law dictates that in order to be labeled as the varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon, a wine must contain at least 75 percent of its blend from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.