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Article: UNCORKED: Structure puts Cabernet Sauvignon at top of the red grapes.
- Article from:
- Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
- Article date:
- February 14, 1999
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A FORTNIGHT ago we saw why Chardonnay is top of the popularity stakes for white grapes. This week it's the turn of the leading red grape variety, Cabernet Sauvignon.
The reason for the popularity of this grape to be the winemaker at least, can be summed up in one word: structure. Cabernet Sauvignon has the ideal mix of tannis and acids to give a wine backbone where it might otherwise be simple or a bit "flabby" and this is why it is ...
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