To our California palate, a Bourdeaux will taste quite different from a Cabernet. French wines (in general) have a more earthy flavor and it does have to do with the land and the many, many years the vines have been producing.
Bordeaux is somewhat of an acquired taste. After drinking Cabs from CA, you may be surprised. It's fun to do a taste test.
Some good info given so far, well done guys. Here's few extra bits you might find interesting. The five red grapes grown in Bordeaux are: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec. ALL Bordeaux reds are a blend of one or more of those grapes. Its worth nothing that if a bottle of Californian wine states the grape variety only 75% of the wine must be made from that grape (85% if its being sold into the EU), so basically most Californian Cabernet Sauvignons may be blends!
Bordeaux cepage is cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot
Tilia Cabernet Sauvignon is from the Tilia Winery in Argentina. Trinchero Haystack Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is from the Trinchero Napa Valley Winery in Napa Valley, California.
They are different cultivars of grape. Cabernet Sauvignon is a hybrid formed centuries ago in Bordeaux by the cross pollination of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Zinfandel is a misnomer of the variety Primitivo/Kriejenak Castlanski from Croatia. Think of the difference between a border collie and a Labrador. Both are dogs but are bred in different places to enhance different characteristics.
Cabernet Sauvignon is a red wine. Sauvignon Blanc is white.
What constitutes the best Cabernet Sauvignon is a matter of personal taste.
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it is "cabernet sauvignon" and it is the type of grape that is used to make the wine (cabernet sauvignon)
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Its a red wine, which means that it is made of red grapes. Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of multiple varieties of grape.
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