Wines made from Cabernet-Sauvignon grapes of South Africa - Page 4
Discover the best wines made with Cabernet-Sauvignon as a single variety or as a blend of South Africa.
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 South Africa
South Africa is one of the most important wine producing countries in the southern hemisphere. With over 300 years of wine making history, it is often described as a bridge between the Old and New Worlds. The majority of wines are produced using New World winemaking techniques, but they often have more stylistic similarities with their Old World counterparts. Since the end of apartheid, South African wine has received international attention and recognition for its wide variety of styles.
What are the typical flavors of the Cabernet-Sauvignon grape variety?
- Black fruitPresent in 95% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- OakPresent in 94% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- EarthPresent in 93% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Non oakPresent in 90% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- SpicesPresent in 88% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Red fruitPresent in 87% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- MicrobioPresent in 47% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- VegetalPresent in 33% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Dried fruitPresent in 32% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- FloralPresent in 24% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- PlumPresent in 14% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- PepperPresent in 13% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Black currantPresent in 13% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- OakyPresent in 13% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- BlackberryPresent in 12% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- TobaccoPresent in 12% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- CherryPresent in 12% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- CassisPresent in 12% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Dark fruitPresent in 12% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
- Black fruitsPresent in 11% of Cabernet-Sauvignon
News about the grape variety Cabernet-Sauvignon
Abadía Retuerta, Spain’s newest Vino de Pago
For those unfamiliar with the Vino de Pago qualification, it was created in Spain in 2003 to certify singular estates (pagos) as Protected Denominations of Origin. While not a requisite, it’s generally implemented by individual wineries looking to gain protected status for a single vineyard site within their domain. This is the case for Abadía Retuerta which is an estate of 700ha, of which 180ha is planted to vine. While located within the Duero Valley, the site resides within the borders of Sar ...
Andrew Jefford: ‘What can you do? You just keep moving forward’
The extensive Saadé family was one of Syria’s largest landowners: Latakia-based Orthodox Christians whose agricultural wealth developed industrial and trading offshoots in Syria itself, as well as in Lebanon, Cyprus and elsewhere. The family lost all its land and factories in the confiscations and nationalisations which accompanied the short-lived 1958-1961 United Arab Republic, when Syria temporarily unified with Egypt; but it continued its trading and shipping activities. Under Johnny Saadé, t ...
Vine trunks rise to meet climatic changes
While taller overall vines do exist in regions such as Galicia with their pergola training method, the roots of any vine usually top out at 37cm. It’s at this top point where the Vitis vinifera shoot is grafted in and continues to grow, giving us such grapes as Cabernet Sauvignon or Chardonnay. This is opposed to the rootstocks which are composed of various crosses of vines such as Vitis rupestris which aren’t used for wine production but are resistant to the root louse, phylloxera. This new tal ...