
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most famous and widely planted red grape varieties in the world. It is immensely popular in Australia, where world-class wines are made in Coonawarra, Margaret River and the Yarra Valley. Each region has a distinctive character, but all tend to be more fruit-forward than those from France. Coonawarra has a distinct mint or Eucalypt aroma, Margaret River has a more tomato leaf character, while Yarra Valley is more elegant in style.
Its original home is Bordeaux, where it is the dominant grape on the left bank, Medoc and Graves. In Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon tends to be blended with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and with small amounts of Malbec and Petit Verdot. In the New World, it is both blended and made as a straight varietal. Excellent wines are also produced in the Napa Valley and Chile's Maipo Valley. The grapes are thick-skinned providing the characteristic high tannins and deep colour. The Cabernet Sauvignon wines tend to show fragrant cassis, herbaceous, full-bodied with high acid.
Its original home is Bordeaux, where it is the dominant grape on the left bank, Medoc and Graves. In Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon tends to be blended with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and with small amounts of Malbec and Petit Verdot. In the New World, it is both blended and made as a straight varietal. Excellent wines are also produced in the Napa Valley and Chile's Maipo Valley. The grapes are thick-skinned providing the characteristic high tannins and deep colour. The Cabernet Sauvignon wines tend to show fragrant cassis, herbaceous, full-bodied with high acid.
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- Produced from the Commissioners Block vineyard at Roberts Estate winery in Merbein. Mouth-watering aromas of blackcurrant, rhubarb and dark cherry on the nose. Cherry and blackberry flavours on the palate with well integrated cedar spice. An excellent value Cab Sav ... Learn MoreRoberts Estate Commissioners Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2020NZ$16.99 Per item
- A medium to full-bodied Cabernet with plenty of depth offering blackberries, dark chocolate and cassis. The pristine fruit and fine tannins combine to produce a very complete, distinctly Margaret River Cabernet with an elegant structure and a wonderful persistence of ... Learn MoreXanadu DJL Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2019NZ$27.99 Per item
- Robert Parker: "Svelte and refined, the 2015 Cyril Henschke Cabernet Sauvignon is wonderfully composed and complete." This top Cabernet blend from Eden Vale is biodynamically grown and styled like the best Europeans. The wine gives of an 'ethereal' complexity. Deep crimson ... Learn MoreHenschke Cyril Cabernet Sauvignon 2015NZ$199.99 Per item