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Cabernet Sauvignon
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McNab Ridge
McNab Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon - $14.99
Wine Details
Price:
$14.99
Producer:
McNab Ridge
Region:
Mendocino County
Varietal:
Cabernet Sauvignon
Container Size:
750 ML
Flavors:
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Product Description
Smooth and elegant, a concentrated wine with spicy black pepper and coffee aromas. Flavors of plum, currants and cedar. Pair with beef,lamb and goose. Goes well with cheddar cheese or dark chololate.
Food Pairings
Category
Pairing
Cheese
Blue Cheese, Provolone, Brie
Red Meat
Roast Beef, Barbeque Pulled-Pork or Ribs, Veal Carpaccio, Game, Sausage, Variety Meats or Organ Meats, Kidney
Poultry & Eggs
Game Birds
Vegetables
Potatoes, Roasted Mixed Vegetables
Fish or Shellfish
Sea Bass
Sauces
Red Wine Sauce
Herbs & Spices
Basil, Mint, Oregano, Rosemary, Thyme
Wine Terms
Name
Value
Cabernet Sauvignon
(cab er nay saw vee nyon)—This highly adaptable grape grows almost anywhere it is relatively warm, but the best wines come from the Burgundy region of France (where it is a noble variety), California, and Australia. It became famous through the red wines of the Médoc district of Bordeaux and is now grown in Washington, southern France, Italy, Australia, South Africa, Chile, and Argentina. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes make wines that are high in tannin and medium- to full-bodied. Usually identified as having black currant or cassis flavors, the grape can also possess vegetal tones when the grapes are less than ideally ripe. The best wines are rich and firm with great depth, and are often aged for fifteen years or more. Because it is highly tannic, Cabernet Sauvignon is often blended with other less-tannic grapes such as Merlot.
United States
Wineries exist in all fifty states, but the most predominant (and best) wine comes from Northern California, Oregon, and Washington State, with New York gaining a foothold in the industry. American wines make up about 75% of all wine sales in the US. The appellation system uses the term AVA (American Viticultural Area) to determine where wines were produced, but grape varieties can be planted anywhere in the country. American wineries generally use varietal labeling, and government regulations require that the variety on the label must make up at least 75% of the blend (in Oregon it’s 90%). The words reserve, special selection, private reserve, classic, and so on have no legal definition in the US. Some wineries use these terms to indicate their better wines; others use the words as a marketing tool to move lower quality wines off the shelf.
California
California produces the majority of wine made in the United States. Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and Pinot Noir dominate the wine production in California, but many other varietials thrive in the California climate. Many fine wines are produced in California using Mediterranean grapes.
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