Cabernet Sauvignon

Country: US / Red Willow Vineyard Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Washington Winery: Savage Grace / Yakima Valley A unique take on this variety that saw no new oak, this wine reveals aromas of cigar box, dried herb and dark fruit. The palate brings a fine sense of purity and detail to the raspberry and cherry flavors, […]

Country: US / The Widowmaker Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Oregon Winery: Cayuse / Walla Walla Valley (OR) Using grapes sourced entirely from the En Chamberlin Vineyard, this pure Cabernet is deep, dark, focused and tight, with firm but velvety tannins and a perfect mix of cassis, coffee and earth. Even more than previous years, this vintage […]

Country: US / Reserve Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Keenan / Spring Mountain District The tannins are mountain tough, the acidity is just fine, and the flavors, well, how can you describe their power? Massive in blackberry essence and cassis liqueur, it has a tangy, minerally lick of granite that must come from the soil. […]

Country: US / Lot 451 Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Cameron Hughes / Coombsville Coombsville has emerged as the hottest appellation in Napa Valley, and Cameron Hughes is right there, doing his negociant thing. The Cabernet was blended with Malbec and Merlot, and the wine is fantastically satisfying. Its rich, sturdy tannins frame elaborate blackberry, […]

Country: Spain / Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Northern Spain Winery: Batán de Salas / Somontano Oaky resiny spicy aromas are an indicator of what’s to come. This has a scratchy mouthfeel and resiny notes akin to licking a plank of wood. A heavily oaked flavor profile tastes mostly of dry wood and clove. On the finish, […]

Country: US / Karren Vineyard Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Wellington / Sonoma County Plummy with a sour hint of leather, this light-bodied wine, is somewhat flat in structure and finishes lean.

Country: Australia / The Coppermine Road Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon South Australia Winery: D’Arenberg / McLaren Vale Very true to the variety, with ample servings of cedar, tobacco and cassis, plenty of weight and a firm structure that bodes well for aging. Best from 2010-2020.

Country: US / Red Winery Vineyard Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Hawkes / Alexander Valley A very good wine, although a very young one that needs time. It’s not because the tannins are hard, because they’re not. But the primary blackberry and cherry flavors haven’t married with the oak, despite the wine being more than […]

Country: US / Grand Reserve Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Kendall-Jackson / Sonoma County The vintage was a good one for all K-J’s Cabernets, and this Grand Reserve offers lots of bang for your buck. It’s full-bodied and dry, with rich blackberry jam, red currant, licorice and cedar flavors that finish long and spicy.

Country: Chile / Santa Digna Reserve Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Central Valley Winery: Miguel Torres / Starts out hard and rustic, but soon it unfolds with cola, black fruit and earthy leather aromas. Concentrated, ripe tannins, healthy and flavorful, with meaty berry and chocolate. Finishes tight with mossy herbs. Solid Cab for the money.

Country: US / Crazy Creek Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon California Winery: Katherine Goldschmidt / Alexander Valley A closed, tight and grippy wine, this has a big tannic structure that supports a landscape of cassis, cranberry and ripe plum, along with clove and tobacco. Fuller-bodied in style, it finishes smooth and lean.

Country: Argentina / ROD Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza Province Winery: Mascota / Mendoza Tight wild berry and cherry aromas come with a soapy accent. This is blocky and fiercely tannic, with muscular, grapy flavors that hint at blackberry before turning hot and bitter on the finish.