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C ’est La Vie At Europa Village

C ’est La Vie At Europa Village
2020 Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 15.3% RS: .3%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$92

C ’est La Vie At Europa Village
2020 Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 15.3% RS: .3%
Garnet color. Aromas and flavors of black plum and black cherry, mint and sassafras, vanilla cream, and smoke with a round, lively, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, delightful, medium-length finish manifesting shades of black cherry, smoked cocoa nibs, plum, and mint candy with moderate oak flavor. A silky Cabernet that is oak and fruit with just the right amount of residual sugar; a big wine that is yet soft, smooth, and graceful.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: black plum and black cherry, mint and sassafras, vanilla cream, and smoke
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with shades of black cherry, smoked cocoa nibs, plum, and mint candy
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A silky Cabernet that is oak and fruit with just the right amount of residual sugar; a big wine that is yet soft, smooth, and graceful.

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.