Winery Trefethen - Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon

Winery TrefethenLibrary Selection Cabernet Sauvignon

4.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Trefethen is a red wine from the region of Oak Knoll District of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Trefethen

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Trefethen in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Trefethen in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Trefethen's Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.1°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape 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.

Last vintages of this wine

Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - 2002
In the top 100 of of Oak Knoll District wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - 2001
In the top 100 of of Oak Knoll District wines
Average rating: 411110
Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - 1999
In the top 100 of of Oak Knoll District wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon - 1995
In the top 100 of of Oak Knoll District wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5

The best vintages of Library Selection Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Trefethen are 1995, 1999, 2002, 2001

Informations about the Winery Trefethen

The winery offers 35 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is in the top 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Oak Knoll District in the region of California

The Winery Trefethen is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Oak Knoll District to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 10000 of of United States wines
In the top 4000 of of Oak Knoll District wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 60000 wines of the world

The wine region of Oak Knoll District

The wine region of Oak Knoll District is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Trefethen or the Domaine Alpha Omega produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Oak Knoll District are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Oak Knoll District often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or melon and sometimes also flavors of lemon zest, straw or passion fruit.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

News related to this wine

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Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Pierreclos, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Demi-sec

Champagne with between 33 and 50 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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