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Coltbridge Vineyards

Coltbridge Vineyards
2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: Australia
Alcohol: 14.5%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$9
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Coltbridge Vineyards
2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: Australia
Alcohol: 14.5%
Dusty garnet color. Aromas and flavors of red cherry, red and black currant, savory pipe tobacco, and sauteed mushrooms with a satiny, crisp, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, captivating, medium-long finish that exhibits elements of black currant and black cherry, cascara, green pepper and tart red cherry, and purple flowers with firm, woody tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. Both over ripe and under ripe expressions of the fruit exist in tandem with very well balanced oak illustrating the deft execution by the wine maker; New World flavors combine with Old World complexity.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Spicy & Complex
Aroma Aroma: red cherry, red and black currant, savory pipe tobacco, and sauteed mushrooms
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with elements of black currant and black cherry, cascara, green pepper and tart red cherry, and purple flowers
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Both over ripe and under ripe expressions of the fruit exist in tandem with very well balanced oak illustrating the deft execution by the wine maker; New World flavors combine with Old World complexity.

The Producer

Alliance Wine

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.