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Cabernet sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon
Grape (Vitis)
Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from Hedge Vineyards.jpg
Cabernet Sauvignon grapes
Color of berry skin Black
Also called Bouchet, Bouche, Petit-Bouchet, Petit-Cabernet, Petit-Vidure, Vidure, Sauvignon Rouge
Notable regions Bordeaux, Tuscany, Santa Cruz Mountains, Napa Valley, Sonoma County, Australia
Notable wines Classified Bordeaux estates, Californian cult wines
Ideal soil Gravel
Hazards Underripeness, powdery mildew, eutypella scoparia, excoriose
Wine characteristics
General Dense, dark, tannic
Cool climate Vegetal, bell pepper, asparagus
Medium climate Mint, black pepper, eucalyptus
Hot climate Jam

Cabernet Sauvignon (French: [kabɛʁnɛ soviˈɲɔ̃]) is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Canada's Okanagan Valley to Lebanon's Beqaa Valley. Cabernet Sauvignon became internationally recognized through its prominence in Bordeaux wines where it is often blended with Merlot and Cabernet Franc. From France, the grape spread across Europe and to the New World where it found new homes in places like California's Santa Cruz Mountains, Napa Valley, New Zealand's Hawkes Bay, Australia's Margaret River and Coonawarra regions, and Chile's Maipo Valley and Colchagua. For most of the 20th century, it was the world's most widely planted premium red wine grape until it was surpassed by Merlot in the 1990s.


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