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Levendi

Levendi
2020 Hillside, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.8%
Organically Grown Grapes
91 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$105

Levendi
2020 Hillside, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.8%
Garnet black color. Aromas and flavors of milk chocolate, charred marshmallow, black cherry, and dill with a round, vibrant, dry medium-full body and an engaging, medium-length finish evoking notes of blackberry, cherry, maduro cigar, and strawberry rhubarb jam with moderate oak flavor. Black cherry S’more in your glass, but in a savory and dinner friendly way.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: milk chocolate, charred marshmallow, black cherry, and dill
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of blackberry, cherry, maduro cigar, and strawberry rhubarb jam
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Black cherry S'more in your glass, but in a savory and dinner friendly way.

The Producer

Levendi

The Producer
1105 Quail St
Newport Beach, CA 92660
USA
1 877-538-3634

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.