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Wine Details
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Description:
The 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon is overall a wine with a big structure, showing its youthful tannin structure and noteworthy acid balance.
Bright red raspberry, cherry vanilla and currant fruit immediately shoots to the nose of this wine. It is further backed by hints of light milk chocolate, which is very distinctive of its terrior. On the palate there is very bright red fruit flavors and most predominately a flood of ripe cherry juice... Almost candy like in nature.
This is one very elegant and fruit driven Cabernet that will improve and last well into the next decade.
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Varietal Definition
Cabernet Sauvignon:
Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely planted and significant among the five dominant varieties in France’s Bordeaux region, as well as the most successful red wine produced in California. Though it was thought to be an ancient variety, recent genetic studies at U.C. Davis have determined that Cabernet Sauvignon is actually the hybrid offspring of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Sauvignon berries are small with black, thick and very tough skin. This toughness makes the grapes fairly resistant to disease and spoilage and able to withstand some autumn rains with little or no damage. It is a mid to late season ripener. These growth characteristics, along with its flavor appeal have made Cabernet Sauvignon one of the most popular red wine varieties worldwide.
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