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Cabernet Pfeffer

Cabernet Pfeffer wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Medium
Origin
USA
Top region
California
1
Key regions
3
Pairings
1
Synonyms

Cabernet Pfeffer is a red grape variety, with its roots in California, USA.

The wines show medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to cherry, pepper and spice.

It is planted most seriously in California.

In the vineyard it is marked by very late ripening and a preference for not mentioned.

It blends readily with Cabernet Sauvignon and Gros Verdot.

On other labels it goes by Gros Verdot.

At the table it suits entrecôt marchand de vin, spicy mutton sausage with sumac and harissa and barbecued lamb cutlets with garlic.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
cherrypepperspice
Aromas
pepperspice
Styles
dry red

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Entrecôt marchand de vin
02 Spicy mutton sausage with sumac and harissa
03 Barbecued lamb cutlets with garlic

Also labelled.

Gros Verdot.

Bottles to look for.

  • Bedrock Wine Co. Enz Vineyard Cabernet Pfeffer, Lime Kiln Valley, USA
  • Birichino Enz Vineyard Cabernet Pfeffer, Lime Kiln Valley, USA
  • Broc Cellars 'SOGI' Cabernet Pfeffer, Lime Kiln Valley, USA
  • Coterra Cabernet Pfeffer, Cienega Valley, USA
  • DeRose Vineyards Cabernet Pfeffer, Cienega Valley, USA
  • Donkey and Goat Cabernet Pfeffer, San Benito County, USA
  • Filomena High Camp Vineyard Cabernet Pfeffer, Estrella District, USA
  • Filomena Siletto Vineyard Cabernet Pfeffer Rose, San Benito County, USA

Cabernet Pfeffer: common questions

01.
What does Cabernet Pfeffer taste like?
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Cabernet Pfeffer tastes of cherry, pepper and spice. The wines show medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Cabernet Pfeffer from?
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Cabernet Pfeffer originates in California, USA.
03.
Where is Cabernet Pfeffer grown?
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The key regions for Cabernet Pfeffer are California.
04.
What food pairs with Cabernet Pfeffer?
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Pour it with entrecôt marchand de vin, spicy mutton sausage with sumac and harissa and barbecued lamb cutlets with garlic.
05.
What else is Cabernet Pfeffer called?
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Cabernet Pfeffer is also labelled Gros Verdot.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of USA.

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