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Cabernet Sauvignons with high alcohol levels do not pair well with spicy foods due to hotness levels of the capsaicins present in spices like chili peppers being enhanced by the alcohol with the heat accentuating the bitterness of the tannins.
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Cabernet and Sauvignons
Some Spanish and Italian Cabernet Sauvignons will need similar time as Bordeaux to develop but most examples are typically made to be drunk earlier.
And as New World viticulturists have better understood the soils and climates of their vineyards, terroir has come to the New World, with the ' terra rossa ' of Coonawarra known for its Cabernet Sauvignons, and the Eden Valley and Clare Valley and Chile's Bío-Bío Valley for Riesling.
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Others wanted the flexibility to experiment with blending French grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot or to not be required to blend in any white grape varieties.
Its softness and " fleshiness ", combined with its earlier ripening, makes Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin.
Along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, Merlot is one of the primary grapes in Bordeaux wine where it is the most widely planted grape.
The color has less of a blue / black hue than Cabernet Sauvignon grapes and with a thinner skin and fewer tannins per unit volume.
In the sandy, clay-limestone-based soils of Saint-Émilion, Merlot accounts for around 60 % of the blend and is usually blended with Cabernet Franc.
In Italy, a large portion of Merlot is planted in the Friuli wine region where it is made as a varietal or sometimes blended with Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc.
The grape has been growing in favor among New Zealand producers due to its ability to ripen better, with less green flavors, than Cabernet Sauvignon.
There are three main styles of Merlot — a soft, fruity, smooth wine with very little tannins, a fruity wine with more tannic structure and, finally, a brawny, highly tannic style made in the profile of Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cabernet-like Merlots pair well with many of the same things that Cabernet Sauvignon would pair well with, such as grilled and charred meats.
Among wine connoisseurs ( and other groups ), for example, Cabernet Sauvignon is often known as " Cab Sav ," Chardonnay as " Chard " and so on ; this means that naming the different wines expends less superfluous effort ; it also helps to indicate the user's familiarity with wine.
Nonetheless, it remains one of the most widely-planted grape varieties, with over worldwide, second only to Airén among white wine grapes and planted in more wine regions than any other grape – including Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cabernet Sauvignon became internationally recognized through its prominence in Bordeaux wines where it is often blended with Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
Prior to this discovery, this origin had been suspected from the similarity of the grapes ' names and the fact that Cabernet Sauvignon shares similar aromas with both grapes — such as the black currant and pencil box aromas of Cabernet franc and the grassiness of Sauvignon blanc.
Many wine regions in California give the vine an abundance of sunshine with few problems in ripening fully, which increases the likelihood of producing varietal Cabernet wines.
In regions like Bordeaux, under the threat of inclement harvest season weather, Cabernet Sauvignon is often harvested a little earlier than ideal and is then blended with other grapes to fill in the gaps.
Even with the ability to age, some Cabernet Sauvignon wines can still be approachable a few years after vintage.
Fatty red meats, such as Lamb and mutton | lamb, pair well with Cabernet Sauvignon due to the ability of proteins and fats to negate some of the tannic qualities of the wine.
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A number of crops including cereals, as well as Lucerne are planted in the district Langhorne Creek and Currency Creek are well known for its viticulture, producing high quality Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz and Chardonnay.
The wine is notable for its very high tannin levels and is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Fer to soften the astringency and make it more approachable.
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The study showed that resveratrol found in Cabernet Sauvignon can reduce levels of amyloid beta peptides, which attack brain cells and are part of the etiology of Alzheimer's.
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AOC laws do allow cuvées with Sauvignon blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot noir, Gamay, Côt, Pineau d ' aunis and Grolleau but those grapes are rarely used in a significant amount.
As well as varietal wines ( such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot ), Vin de Pays is being used to produce non-traditional blends which do not meet the requirements of AOC or VDQS regulations.
Cabernet and pair
Milder spices, such as black pepper, pair better due to their ability to minimize the perception of tannins — such as in the classic pairings of Cabernet Sauvignon with steak au poivre and pepper-crusted ahi tuna.
As the wine ages and the tannins lessen, more subtle and less bitter dishes will pair better with Cabernet Sauvignon.
Dishes that include oak-influenced flavors and aromas normally found in Cabernet Sauvignon — such as dill weed, brown sugar, nutmeg and vanilla — can also pair well.
While Cabernet Sauvignon has the potential to pair well with bitter dark chocolate, it will not pair well with sweeter styles such as milk chocolate.
The wine can typically pair well with a variety of cheeses, such as Cheddar, mozzarella and Brie, but full flavored or blue cheeses will typically compete too much with the flavors of Cabernet Sauvignon to be a complementary pairing.
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The different styles of Cabernet Sauvignon from different regions can also influence how well the wine matches up with certain foods.
Together Burr and Benevides cultivated Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Port grapes, as well as orchids, at Burr's farmland holdings in Sonoma County, California.
As well as Villány and Szekszárd, Cabernet Franc is also present in Eger, and-to a lesser extent-in South Balaton and Sopron vineyards.
As Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot increased in popularity in the 20th century, Nebbiolo ( as well as other Italian grape varieties ) steadily decreased in plantings.
Much of the rolling countryside around Pokolbin is under vine with the traditional varieties Shiraz and Semillon as well as extensive plantings of Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and small quantities of Pinot Noir.
In the 1970s, plantings of Chenin blanc in the Loire were uprooted in favor of the more fashionable red Cabernet Franc and white Sauvignon blanc as well as the easier-to-grow Gamay.
In addition to being well suited to the terroir of Beaujolais, Gamay is grown extensively in the Loire Valley around Tours where it is typically blended with Cabernet Franc and Côt a local clone of the Malbec.
While the wine can be stored in oak barrels, it often does not absorb oak flavors as well as other varieties ( such as Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon ) so it is often stored in neutral oak or large format barrels.
Romania produces a wide selection of domestic varieties ( Fetească, Grasă, Tamâioasă, and Busuioacă ), as well as varieties from across the world ( Italian Riesling, Merlot, Sauvignon blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Muscat Ottonel ).
These wines include blended Bianco and Rosso wines as well as varietally labeled Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot grigio, Pinot nero and Sauvignon blanc.
Cabernet and foods
Astringent tannic wines like Barolo and Cabernet Sauvignon can overwhelm a lot of foods but can be soften by fatty foods with a lot of proteins such as hard cheeses or meats.
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Some estates, Marques de Riscal most notably, have received special dispensation to include Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, due to historical inclusion of that grape in their wine that predates the formation of the Consejo Regulador.
The grape was historically a major planting in Bordeaux, providing color and fruit to the blend, but in the 20th century started to lose ground to Merlot and Cabernet Franc due, in part, to its sensitivities to so many different vine ailments ( coulure, downy mildew, frost ).
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