Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot is a red blend rather than a single variety, with its roots in Bordeaux, France.
The wines show medium-full body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
The tasting note runs to blackcurrant, bell pepper, red fruit, vanilla, spice and cedar.
In the cellar it meets american oak and french oak.
It is planted most seriously in Bordeaux, Coonawarra, Margaret River and Napa Valley.
In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening, medium vigour and a preference for temperate.
It blends readily with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere.
On other labels it goes by Cabernet Merlot.
At the table it suits sautéed shiitake mushrooms, slow-cooked beef roast and seared venison rump with red wine and rosemary butter.
The structure.
Where it grows.
Blends well with.
Food pairings.
Also labelled.
Cabernet Merlot.
Bottles to look for.
- Cade Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, USA
- Calvet Reserve Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux, France
- Chateau Beau-Site, Saint-Estephe, France
- Chateau Cos d'Estournel 'Goulee - G d'Estournel', Medoc, France
- Chateau de Chantegrive, Graves, France
- Chateau de Fieuzal, Pessac-Leognan, France
- Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 'La Croix de Beaucaillou', Saint-Julien, France
- Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien, France
Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot: common questions
01.What does Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot taste like?+
02.Where is Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot from?+
03.Where is Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot grown?+
04.What food pairs with Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot?+
05.What else is Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot called?+
Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of France.