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Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir

Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir 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
France
Top region
Adelaide Hills
3
Key regions
3
Pairings
1
Synonyms

Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir is a red blend rather than a single variety, with its roots in Bordeaux/Burgundy, France.

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

The tasting note runs to blackcurrant, cherry and earthy.

It is planted most seriously in Adelaide Hills, Villany and Venezia Giulia.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening, medium vigour and a preference for cool to hot.

It blends readily with Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

On other labels it goes by N/A.

At the table it suits barbecue pork with hoisin sauce, pepperoni and mushroom pizza and polenta fries.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
blackcurrantcherry
Aromas
earthy
Styles
dry red

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 barbecue pork with hoisin sauce
02 pepperoni and mushroom pizza
03 polenta fries

Also labelled.

N/A.

Bottles to look for.

  • Artwine Brut Rose, Ukraine
  • Basket Range Red, Adelaide Hills, Australia
  • Binz + Bratt Pinot Noir - Cabernet Sauvignon, Pfalz, Germany
  • Bock Royal Cuvee - Bock Royal, Villany, Hungary
  • Bodegas Chandon 'Clos du Moulin' Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir, Mendoza, Argentina
  • Bressan No.3 Venezia Giulia IGT, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
  • Brown Estate 'House of Brown' Red Blend, Lodi, USA
  • Christian Bamberger 'Strahlkraft', Nahe, Germany

Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir: common questions

01.
What does Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir taste like?
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Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir tastes of blackcurrant, cherry and earthy. The wines show medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir from?
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Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir originates in Bordeaux/Burgundy, France.
03.
Where is Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir grown?
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The key regions for Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir are Adelaide Hills, Villany and Venezia Giulia.
04.
What food pairs with Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir?
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Pour it with barbecue pork with hoisin sauce, pepperoni and mushroom pizza and polenta fries.
05.
What else is Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir called?
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Cabernet Sauvignon - Pinot Noir is also labelled N/A.

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

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