Cabernet sauvignon

Question 1

Bordeaux

Answer 1

Dominates Haut medoc
Also important in Graves + bas medoc
High stone gravel

Question 2

USA California CS

Answer 2

Most widely planted black grape
Prime sites are extremely expressive wines
- Best quality anywhere
Full bodied
Very concentrated ripe cassis
Prominent space oak from new oak barrels
Less rich style
-  fresher blackcurrant flavours

Question 3

Chilli CS

Answer 3

Most planted
Variety of styles
Full-bodied premium
-  ripe black fruit aromas and flavours
- herbaceous character
Simple and fruity
Blends w/ Merlot Carmenere Syrah

Question 4

Australia CS

Answer 4

Darker
Firmer tannins
Acidity high
Black fruits, blackcurrants, black cherry, toasty notes
Classic regions;
- Coonawarra
- Margaret river

Question 5

What kind of grape is Cabernet Sauvignon

Answer 5

Thick-skinned
Lots of colour, flavour, tannin
Late ripening
Struggles in coloured places to ripen fully
If the weather is poor it astringent tannins and herbaceous flavours
Classic grape of the Haut medoc
Long lived wines
Grippy tannins in their youth
When eighth, so after tenants and more expressive

Question 6

What is the vinification process of CS

Answer 6

Destemmed and crushed
- The stems give a herbaceous +astringent character
The thick skins are capable of wines deep in colour
- leaving grapes to maturate before maturation begins
Fermentation temperatures = 26-30
- warm enough for sufficient extraction
- cool enough to promote fresh fruit flavours
Post fermentation to soften tannins
Oak maturation
Blends w/ Merlot in France
Blinns w/ Shiraz in Australia