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19 Cards in this Set
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Describe the Cabernet Sauvignon berry
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Cabernet sauvignon berries are small, spherical with black, thick and very tough skin
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Does the Cabernet Sauvignon grape ripen early
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Ripens much later, so tends to be planted in rather warmer areas
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Recognizable aromas of the Cabernet Sauvignon
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Blackcurrants
Chocolat Bell Pepper Crushed green leafs Violets Leather If matured in newish oak Cedar Cigar boxes Tobacco |
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Color of Cabernet Sauvignon youthful wine
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Deep purple
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Cabernet Sauvignon is a cross of what two grapes
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Hybrid offspring of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc
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Cabernet Sauvignon Black Fruit Descriptors
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Black Currant
Black Cherry Blackberry |
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Cabernet Sauvignon Non Fruit Descriptor
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Bell Pepper
Green Olives Asparagus |
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Cabernet Sauvignon Spice Descriptors
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Ginger
Green Peppercorn Primento |
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Cabernet Sauvignon Light Oak Descriptors
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Vanilla
Coconut Sweet Wood |
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Cabernet Sauvignon Heavy Oak Descriptors
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Oak
Smoke Toast Tar |
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Cabernet Sauvignon showing bottle age
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Cedar
Cigar Box Musk Mushroom Earth Leather |
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Cabernet Sauvignon sugar structure
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Dry to Off Dry
Cab grows well in warmer climate so sugar is higher but acidity is lower. Balancing sugar structure to dry or off dry |
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Cabernet Sauvignon acid structure
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Low
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Cabernet Sauvignon alcohol structure
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Can range from Med + to High
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Cabernet Sauvignon tannin structure
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Can range from Med + to High in younger wines
Med to Med - in older wines. Tannins soften with age |
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Cabernet Sauvignon finish structure
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Will depend on wine maker.
Good quality has Med+ or higher |
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Good Cab producing regions
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Bordeaux
Napa Sonoma Paso Robles Argentina Chile Austrialia Problem ripening in Oregon |
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Difference between Old World and New World Cabs
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Old World have a more complex structure of fruit, acid, lower alcohol and some earthiness
New World Cabs tend to be higher in fruit and lower in acid |
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Good food pairs for Cabs
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Big meats, game, lamb, duck, burgers, cheeses, stews
Avoid Citrus, Vinager and Seafood |
