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Virant Vineyards

Virant Vineyards
2018 Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Augusta, Missouri

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5%
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$60

Virant Vineyards
2018 Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Augusta, Missouri

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5%
Dark dusty ruby color. Aromas of dried cherries, strawberry jam, fresh blackberry, tobacco, and roasted green pepper with a supple, lively, dry medium body and a smooth, brisk brown mushroom, dried plum, sun dried tomato, and olive tapenade finish with well-integrated, fine tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. A food-friendly Cab for the table.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: dried cherries, strawberry jam, fresh blackberry, tobacco, and roasted green pepper
Taste Flavor: brown mushroom, dried plum, sun dried tomato, and olive tapenade
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now Enjoy with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A food-friendly wine for the table.

The Producer

Mount Pleasant Winery

The Producer
5634 High St.
Augusta, MO 63332
USA
1 636-482-9463

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.