Cabernet Sauvignon Wine

Cabernet Sauvignon is complete. Few alternatives exude such true varietal character, capture the vicissitudes of vintage, work so well with every vintner, embody majestic stamina and claim center stage for so many myrmidons the world over. Cabernet Sauvignon is a Teddy Roosevelt among the modern nobility. Speaking softly and carrying a big stick, it's both urbane and wild -as even the name from the French "sauvage" suggests this is something rough, feral and savage. Cabernet Sauvignon can show motley rainbows at once or else dial in on heady cedar, telltale cassis, ripe blackberry or sweet capsicum when checked behind the aperture of terroir and winemaking. Its devotees circle the globe and it has won many a growers heart and fortune for good reason; thick, late ripening skins lend brawn, durability, structure, beguiling scents, myriad flavors and an born affinity to oak aging. Cabernet is a prism of a grape with the ability to take one beam and burst it into every color, shade and hue. Bordeaux continues as a great font for some of the finest examples but some rightfully argue the torch has been passed onto the rest of the world. Exploring the varietal California "Cabs," the sought after Maritage wines and the Bordeaux blends across the globe, one could easily devote a merry lifetime to learning every nook and cranny, height and depth -which there are many. Many among us begin and end their life's wine drinking with Cabernet Sauvignon and who can blame them so long as they explore every sort available. Put your shoulder to the wheel.