Cabernet Sauvignon Flashcards
Cabernet Sauvignon
USA- California
Sight
Deep ruby
Cabernet Sauvignon
USA- California
Nose
Ripe black fruit (cherry, berry, plum)
Cedar
Chocolate
Green herbal (pyrazine)
Smoke, toast, baking spice (oak aging)
Cabernet Sauvignon
USA- California
Palate
Full body
Ripe
Lacks prominent earth of left bank
Cabernet Sauvignon
USA- California
Structure
Dry
M+ to high alcohol
M to M+ acid
M+ tannin
Full body
Cabernet Sauvignon
USA- California
ID keys
Ripe
Intense black fruit
Herbal notes
New oak
Considerable tannin
Cabernet Sauvignon
Australia-coonawara, Margaret river
Sight
Deep ruby
Cabernet Sauvignon
Australia-coonawara, Margaret river
Nose
Black fruit (berry, cherry, currant)
Tart red fruit (currant, cranberry, sour chatty)
Possible mineral
Eucalyptus
Pronounce Pyrazine
Vanilla, baking spice, toast (oak)