Wines made from Cabernet-Sauvignon grapes of Trás-os-Montes
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet-Sauvignon as a single variety or as a blend of Trás-os-Montes.
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 region of Transmontano
The wine region of Trás-os-Montes is located in the region of Transmontano of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Costa Boal Family Estates or the Domaine Valle Pradinhos produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Trás-os-Montes are Touriga nacional, Touriga franca and Tinta Barroca, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Trás-os-Montes often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, spices or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, tropical fruit or boysenberries.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet-Sauvignon grape variety?
- OakPresent in 3% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- EarthPresent in 2% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Black fruitPresent in 2% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- TobaccoPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- PlumPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- LeatherPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- CherryPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- ChocolatePresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- CassisPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- BoysenberriesPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- BlackberryPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- OakyPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Red fruitPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- PepperPresent in 1% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
News about the grape variety Cabernet-Sauvignon
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The grapes have been picked and Argentina is able to file another successful harvest for 2022, to match the previous four years. However producers are reporting that 2022 was the most singular of recent vintages, with each region experiencing its own challenges. Mendoza ‘The 2021-2022 season reminds me of a good Hollywood movie,’ said Martín Kaiser, viticulturist at Doña Paula in Mendoza. ‘It certainly kept us entertained. Our hearts were in our mouths all the way through, but it had a great end ...
To Kalon: iconic vineyard attains organic certification
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Sarah Jane Evans MW: My top 10 Spanish fine wines of 2021
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