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C ’est La Vie At Europa Village

C ’est La Vie At Europa Village
2019 Bella Collina Vineyards Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 15.2% RS: .35%
87 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$89

C ’est La Vie At Europa Village
2019 Bella Collina Vineyards Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 15.2% RS: .35%
Violet color. Aromas and flavors of black cherry and blackberry, wood violets, chocolate Teddy Grahams, and freshly made S’Mores with a round, vibrant, dryish medium-to-full body and a warming, captivating, medium-long finish with accents of black cherry, plum, marshmallow, chocolate, and baking spiced graham cracker, and cigar box with earthy, chewy tannins and moderate oak flavor. Plump fruit and bold oak usage make this a decadent ’drink now’ wine.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: black cherry and blackberry, wood violets, chocolate Teddy Grahams, and freshly made S'Mores
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of black cherry, plum, marshmallow, chocolate, and baking spiced graham cracker, and cigar box
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Plump fruit and bold oak usage make this a decadent 'drink now' wine.

The Producer

Europa Village Winery & Resort

The Producer

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.