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Trader Joe’s

Trader Joe’s
2022 Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.8%
Certified Organic
87 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$9
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Trader Joe’s
2022 Single Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Wahluke Slope

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.8%
Garnet black color. Aromas and flavors of Loganberry and blackberry, grape Jolly Rancher, and crushed violets with a round, lively, dryish medium body and a tingling, compelling, medium-length finish conveying notes of red and black currant, black cherry magic marker, cocoa nibs, and leather with chewy tannins and light oak flavor. A lively and bright Cabernet Sauvignon with earthy qualities and a dry finish.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: Loganberry and blackberry, grape Jolly Rancher, and crushed violets
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of red and black currant, black cherry magic marker, cocoa nibs, and leather
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A lively and bright Cabernet Sauvignon with earthy qualities and a dry finish.

The Producer

DNA VINEYARDS

The Producer

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety that is the source of some of the world’s most celebrated and longest-lived reds. Grown in many countries, it is most famous in Bordeaux, where it is the principal grape in red Bordeaux as well as in California – especially Napa Valley- where it is labeled by its varietal name.

Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas and flavors of black currant, cassis, black cherry and sometimes plum (in warmer regions or vintages). Quite rich on the palate, the variety is very tannic, giving its wines a bitter edge in their youth, but also providing the wines with great aging potential, with top flight examples drinking well for as long as four or five decades. Given their richness and flavor profile, wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon need to be paired with rich red meats, such as steaks and roasts as well as game.

Besides France and California, other countries with warm growing regions also excel with Cabernet Sauvignon. These include the Maipo and Colchagua Valleys in Chile as well as the Bolgheri district, situated on the coast of Tuscany.