Wines made from Cabernet-Sauvignon grapes of Australia - Page 7
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet-Sauvignon as a single variety or as a blend of Australia.
More informations about the variety Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
More informations about the wines of Australia
Australia is an extremely important wine producing country, both in terms of quality and the scale of its wine economy. Wine Australia's 2018 annual report describes it as the sixth largest wine producer in the world. That year's production was 1. 29 million litres (341 million US gallons), split 52:48 between red and white.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet-Sauvignon grape variety?
- Black fruitPresent in 95% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- OakPresent in 89% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- SpicesPresent in 85% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- EarthPresent in 80% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Non oakPresent in 76% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Red fruitPresent in 74% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- MicrobioPresent in 34% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- OakyPresent in 32% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- BlackberryPresent in 29% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- PlumPresent in 28% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- CherryPresent in 27% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- PepperPresent in 26% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Black currantPresent in 25% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- VegetalPresent in 24% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- VanillaPresent in 23% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- CassisPresent in 19% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Dried fruitPresent in 17% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- ChocolatePresent in 17% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Dark fruitPresent in 17% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- EarthyPresent in 16% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
News about the grape variety Cabernet-Sauvignon
Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts
The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...
Investing in California wine: slow but steady gains
There has been buyer and trade enthusiasm for California’s 2018-vintage releases, yet there is still a sense of the region finding its way on the international fine wine market. Releases of top Cabernet Sauvignon and ‘Bordeaux blend’ wines from the 2018 vintage have added some spark to the California sector of the market this year. ‘We’re seeing much stronger demand for blue-chip 2018s than we did for the 2017s,’ said Ryan Woodhouse, domestic wine buyer for K&L Wine Merchants in the US. Scar ...
Château Lafon-Rochet appoints Christophe Congé as MD
Having joined Domaine Barons de Rothschild in 1999, Congé has since held the role of oenologist and wine operations manager across Château Lafite Rothschild and Château Duhart Milon for over 22 years. He has now been appointed MD of Saint-Estèphe fourth growth Château Lafon-Rochet. He takes on his new role with immediate effect. Congé will work closely with Emmanuel Cruse, director of Vignobles Cruse-Lorenzetti, which acquired Château Lafon-Rochet from the Tesseron family last year. The appoint ...