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2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Thracian Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Lamb Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: Bulgaria
Alcohol: 13.5%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$15
Best Buy
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For Better Or Worse
2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Thracian Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Lamb Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: Bulgaria
Alcohol: 13.5%
Deep purple color. Aromas and flavors of blackberry, mocha and candied bacon, blueberry cobbler, and violets with a silky, vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a sleek, interesting, medium-long finish revealing notes of cassis custard tart, marzipan and five spice, wisp of smoky cedar plank, and roasted green pepper and tomato with well-integrated, chewy, leafy tannins and moderate oak flavor. A charming Cabernet with a fine pirouette of zesty fruit and creamy, smoky oak.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth & Savory
Aroma Aroma: blackberry, mocha and candied bacon, blueberry cobbler, and violets
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of cassis custard tart, marzipan and five spice, wisp of smoky cedar plank, and roasted green pepper and tomato
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Herb Crusted Lamb Chops, Goulash, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A charming Cabernet with a fine pirouette of zesty fruit and creamy, smoky oak.

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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.