Chateau O’BrienCellar Collection Cabernet Sauvignon
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The Cellar Collection Cabernet Sauvignon of the Chateau O’Brien is in the top 0 of wines of Virginia.
Details and technical informations about Chateau O’Brien's Cellar Collection Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Ruby seedless
Cross between the emperor and the 75 Pirovano or sultana moscata obtained in 1939 in the United States by Professor Harold P. Olmo of the University of Davis (California). It can also be found in Australia. This variety should not be confused with the ruby-cabernet and the rubi which is a natural pink mutation of the italia.
Informations about the Chateau O’Brien
The Chateau O’Brien is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Virginia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Virginia
Virginia is a state on the eastern seaboard of the United States, located immediately South of Maryland and North of the Carolinas. The state covers 42,750 square miles (110,750 km2) of mountains, valleys and the Atlantic coastal Complex that forms its eastern border. From the Cumberland and Blue Ridge Mountains in the west to the coastal creeks and estuaries in the east, Virginia's topography and geology are varied, to say the least. The landscape around the Chesapeake Bay - a vast coastal inlet that separates the main state from its Eastern Shore - could hardly be more different from that below Mt Rogers (1,750m), 480km to the west.
The word of the wine: Malolactic fermentation
Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.
