Cabernet Sauvignon

Country: Greece / Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Greece Winery: Protopapas / This wine starts with a spicy nose of tobacco and mocha tinged with a green character. The wine’s dry style offers flavors of wooded spice, red berry, tobacco and a slightly lean spin. Spicy and food friendly, but a touch rustic.

Country: US / Reserve Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Emilio’s Terrace / Oakville Made in a drier, earthier style than most Oakville Cabs, this one emphasizes structure over fruity power. It’s a sleek, elegant wine, brimming with tannins and acids that frame blackberry, currant, mineral and dried herb flavors, with a touch of raisins in […]

Country: US / Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Von Strasser / Diamond Mountain District A good, rich and complex Bordeaux blend, with ripe fruit and plenty of smoky new oak, but also very tannic. The flavors are classic Napa, of blackberries, black currants, sour black cherries, tobacco and cedar. Should develop through 2012.

Country: US / Hillside Reserve Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Flora Springs / Rutherford This is a big, tough, tannic Cab that needs time in the cellar. Not showing well now due to the astringency, it has a rich heart of black cherries and minerals, liberally enriched with sweet, smoky new oak. Decanting, and pairing […]

Country: US / Ami’s Vineyard Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Bella Vetta / Howell Mountain Very ripe in cassis, with plenty of smoky oak influence and a spicy, dry finish. This is a bold, tannic young wine, tight and astringent in youth. It needs time in the cellar to soften and meld. Should be best […]

Country: Chile / Casillero del Diablo Reserva Privada Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Winery: Concha y Toro / Aromas of olive, mushroom and berry fruits are lightly herbal. This Cabernet feels scratchy, abrupt and edgy, while herbal raspberry and plum flavors finish solid and with a slight note of pickle.

Country: US / Block Twenty One Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Trione / Alexander Valley This classically styled red with 9% Merlot and 2% each of Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot impresses with perfumed violet and its soft, smooth and succulent black cherry and currant flavor. Approachable and round, it has cedar and mocha […]

Country: Israel / Secret Reserve Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Judean Hills Winery: Shiloh Winery / A bouquet of blackberry and juniper sets the scene for flavors of black cherry, red plum, anise, spearmint and pepper. Smooth on entry, bright and cool flavors fill the entire mouth, with tannins that make their presence known on the midpalate […]

Country: / Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Winery: Psagot / Aromas of cherry, blueberry and rose petal prepare the taste buds for flavors of cherry pie, vanilla custard, black pepper and Turkish delight. Tannins can feel momentarily stiff, but they are soon outweighed by bold acidity that carries into bright black cherry finish.

Country: Israel / Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Judean Hills Winery: Montefiore / Deep ruby to the eye, this wine has a bouquet of black plum and cherry with a touch of iodine. A network of gentle tannins provides the backdrop for flavors of black cherry, blueberry, cranberry, smoked meat, vanilla and lavender. There is a hint […]

Country: US / Small Lot Reserve Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Irony / North Coast Full-bodied and firm yet rounded in mouthfeel and generous in fruit flavors, this wine strikes a harmonious balance that makes it irresistible. It boasts blueberry, black cherry, dark chocolate and cinnamon flavors, its plush texture carrying them long into the […]

Country: US / Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Washington Winery: Sightglass / Columbia Valley (WA) Aromas of dried herb, dark plum coffee and barrel spice lead to exquisitely balanced dark-cherry flavors. Velvety tannins provide the frame.