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Greyscale
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.5%
94 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$70

Greyscale
2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Rutherford, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.5%
Ruby color. Aromas and flavors of bell pepper, leather, barnyard, brett, speck, and jalapeño chips with a satiny, vibrant, bone-dry medium-to-full body and a warming, involved, medium-long finish with impressions of cassis, raspberry, and black cherry, chocolate covered raisin with a suggestion of oak flavor. New world fruit with a bit of old world funk and some je ne sais quoi make this Cabernet something truly special.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: bell pepper, leather, barnyard, brett, speck, and jalapeño chips
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with impressions of cassis, raspberry, and black cherry, chocolate covered raisin
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: New world fruit with a bit of old world funk and some je ne sais quoi make this Cabernet something truly special.

The Producer

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The Producer
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Orinda, CA 94563
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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.