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Alexandria Nicole

Alexandria Nicole
2018 a squared, Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$25
Cellar Selection

Alexandria Nicole
2018 a squared, Cabernet Sauvignon, Horse Heaven Hills

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2%
Dusty black violet color. Aromas and flavors of dried plums, milk chocolate-covered strawberries, cedar, beeswax, and savory spiced nuts with a slightly chewy, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium-full body and a warming, complex, very long finish with impressions of graphite and caramel with well-integrated, chewy tannins and moderate oak flavor. A deliciously integrated Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet that will continue to harmonize even further with time.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, Oaky, Rich & Full & Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: dried plums, milk chocolate-covered strawberries, cedar, beeswax, and savory spiced nuts
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with impressions of graphite and caramel
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A deliciously integrated Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet that will continue to harmonize even further with time.

The Producer

Alexandria Nicole Winery

The Producer
2880 Lee Rd, Ste D
Prosser, WA 99350
USA
1 509-786-3497

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety that is the source of some of the world’s most celebrated and longest-lived reds. Grown in many countries, it is most famous in Bordeaux, where it is the principal grape in red Bordeaux as well as in California – especially Napa Valley- where it is labeled by its varietal name.

Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas and flavors of black currant, cassis, black cherry and sometimes plum (in warmer regions or vintages). Quite rich on the palate, the variety is very tannic, giving its wines a bitter edge in their youth, but also providing the wines with great aging potential, with top flight examples drinking well for as long as four or five decades. Given their richness and flavor profile, wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon need to be paired with rich red meats, such as steaks and roasts as well as game.

Besides France and California, other countries with warm growing regions also excel with Cabernet Sauvignon. These include the Maipo and Colchagua Valleys in Chile as well as the Bolgheri district, situated on the coast of Tuscany.