Types of Red Wine : Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Facts

Hi, I'm going to tell you about Cabernet Sauvignon, one of the world's most popular and beloved red wines. It's a big sturdy red wine, meaning it always has a lot of body, probably a lot of flavor, a lot of tannin, and maybe a little bit of bitterness. It's kind of a lot to take. Cabernet Sauvignon is originally from France. It's actually one of the main grapes and the world famous red wine of Bordeaux. From Bordeaux, it spread pretty much all throughout the winemaking world. In any cool to warm to moderate wine growing region, you're probably going to find a Cabernet Sauvignon. You can look at the map of the winemaking world and point to just about any country and they're going to make Cabernet Sauvignon there. It's very adaptable in the vineyard. In other words, it can grow just about any place in different soils and in different climates. Cabernet Sauvignon has some interesting aromas in it. It almost always smells like blackberry or raisins or currants. That sounds good enough. In the middle of the glass, you sometimes get some interesting earthy aromas that sometimes I like to describe as cigar, cigarette, tobacco, empty cigar box, maybe a little bit of smoke. Okay, that sounds good. Keep going. In the middle of the glass, you might also find some chemical aromas. One of my most common ways of describing the chemical aromas of Cabernet Sauvignon are leather, new car smell, plastic, tar, or wet dog. Now, if that doesn't sound very appealing to you, I don't blame you. But remember, that's an aroma. It's going to be a quick hit. It's going to go away. And I promise you, Cabernet Sauvignon does not smell or taste too much like wet dog. It's a big bold wine. The palate, you might get a little bit of spiciness, maybe a little bit of a nice round earthiness. And if you want to enjoy your Cabernet, serve it up with a good hearty steak, add some mashed potatoes, add some fried potatoes, add some green beans. You're going to have a perfect match for Cabernet Sauvignon, one of the world's most popular and easy to make red wines.