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Telios

Telios
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2%
86 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$17

Telios
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon, Lodi

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.2%
Dark garnet color. Aromas and flavors of red cassis and raspberry tart, pomegranate, cola, hints of herbs, and sandalwood with a supple, bright, fruity light-to-medium body and an effortless, breezy finish with moderate oak flavor. Fruit-forward and crowdpleasing.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity & Oaky
Aroma Aroma: red cassis and raspberry tart, pomegranate, cola, hints of herbs, and sandalwood
Taste Flavor: red cassis and raspberry tart, pomegranate, cola, hints of herbs, and sandalwood
Sweetness Sweetness: Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Fruit-forward and crowdpleasing.

The Producer

Axios Wine

The Producer
105 Zinfandel Ln
Saint Helena, CA 94574
USA
1 410-309-9463

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.