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The Soldier

The Soldier
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.5% RS: .15%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$23

The Soldier
2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 14.5% RS: .15%
Garnet color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate, roast coffee, blackberry, and plum with a round, vibrant, dry medium-to-full body and a warming, charming, medium-length finish with nuances of red currants, red cherry, plum, and roast peppers with chewy, medium tannins and light oak flavor. An excellent blend of grapes that enhance the base Cabernet Sauvignon and make this a fantastic steakhouse BTG without getting overly oaky.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: New World
Aroma Aroma: chocolate, roast coffee, blackberry, and plum
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with nuances of red currants, red cherry, plum, and roast peppers
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food and on its own
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: An excellent blend of grapes that enhance the base Cabernet Sauvignon and make this a fantastic steakhouse BTG without getting overly oaky.

The Producer

King Estate Winery

The Producer
80854 Territorial Hwy
Eugene, OR 97405
USA
1 541-942-9874

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.