A blind tasting of California Cabernet Sauvignon, including some of the best-sellers in the USA
This was a chance to taste 8 Cabernet Sauvignon wines blind, which is always fun. Below are my notes and
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Celebrating Cabernet Sauvignon: tasting 10 benchmarks from around the wine world blind
Since 1982, Western Australian winery Cape Mentelle has held an International Cabernet Tasting at the winery. Founder David Hohnen began
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Clare Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: pitting top examples against international benchmarks
The Clare Valley is a north-south running valley some 30 km long and 10 km wide, 130 km north of
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Highlights: Two from Vasse Felix in Margaret River, Australia
I was really impressed by this pair of wines. Australia’s Margaret River is an important wine region, and its specialities
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The wines of Château Montelena, Napa, California
Website: https://montelena.com/ Historic Napa winery Chateau Montelena dates back to 1882. This is when Alfred L. Tubbs planted the vineyard
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Highlights: Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 Napa Valley
This is brilliant. Napa is often knocked for its excess: Cabernet Sauvignon wines made from grapes picked too late, spoofed
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Highlights: Charla Haasbroek Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Malgas, South Africa
Charla Haasbroek is the winemaker at Sijnn in the Cape South Coast region of Malgas. It’s a special place, pioneered
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TOR: high-end Cabernet from Napa
Tor Kenward spent 27 years with Beringer. When he retired in 2001, he set up his own winery, TOR Wines,
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Highlights: Enfield Wine Co Waterhorse Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Take everything you know of Cali Cab and throw it away. Then taste this graceful wine. From Sonoma County’s tiny
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