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Keswick Vineyards

Keswick Vineyards
2017 Block 7 Estate Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Monticello

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14% RS: 0.1%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$74

Keswick Vineyards
2017 Block 7 Estate Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Monticello

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14% RS: 0.1%
Black ruby color. Aromas and flavors of mulberry, chocolate covered caramels, cocoa powder, hints of olives, black tea, and dried raspberry with a vibrant, dry-yet-fruity medium body and an effortless, elegant, medium-long finish with nuances of toasted black bread with moderate oak flavor. A successful, steak-worthy Virginia wine; full-flavor, chic and complex.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, Oaky, Spicy & Complex & Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: mulberry, chocolate covered caramels, cocoa powder, hints of olives, black tea, and dried raspberry
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with nuances of toasted black bread
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A successful, steak-worthy Virginia wine; full-flavor, chic and complex.

The Producer

Keswick Vineyards

The Producer
1575 Keswick Winery Dr
Keswick, VA 22947
USA
1 434-244-3341

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.