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Vrai Canon Bouche

Canon-Fronsac, France

Bordeaux - Red

750 ML

2005: WineSpectator Rating: 90

berry, vanilla

2000: WineSpectator Rating: 87

medium- to full-bodied, solid

berry, mineral

austere

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Vina Penalolen

Maipo Valley, Other

Cabernet Sauvignon

750 ML

2005: WineSpectator Rating: 90

blackberry, coffee, graphite

2004: WineSpectator Rating: 85

soft

2003: WineSpectator Rating: 86

2003: WineSpectator Rating: 78

muddled

berry, briar, mineral, tobacco

2002: WineSpectator Rating: 89

supple

stylish

2002: WineEnthusiast Rating: 87

black cherry, coffee, currant, mint, sage, vanilla

sweet

2001: WineSpectator Rating: 89

layered, supple

elegant

black cherry, currant, mint, tar

sweet

2001: WineEnthusiast Rating: 86

complex

distinctive

silky

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(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.

The Maipo Valley is Chile's most famous wine region. On one side of the region is the Andes Mountains, and to the other is the Coast line while Maipo Valley rests comfortably in the north center of the two. Average rainfall averages 300 millimeters a year making the region particularly dry. Any rain that does fall is do to spontaneous storms. The dryness of the region is the reason that irrigation is common in the Maipo Valley. Red grapes are dominate over white grapes in the region, with the main red being Cabernet Sauvignon. The leading white grape planted is Chardonnay.

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3 Girls

Lodi, United States

Cabernet Sauvignon

750 ML

Food Matches:

(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.