Cabernet Sauvignon Blend Wine

From Chile's Colchagua Valley, this juicy Cabernet-Carmenère blend is packed full of smoky, black fruit.

From Chile's Colchagua Valley, this juicy Cabernet-Carmenère blend is packed full of smoky, black fruit.

A Classic blend of French grapes with a modern, fruit-forward touch. Think Bordeaux on holiday in the Med!

An enveloping, oak aged claret, with a core of rich, raspberryish Merlot supported by Cab Sauv's firm backbone, Cab Franc adding herbaceous elegance.

Mont du Toit's quality focus is evident in their flagship wine: vivid and powerful, dark-fruited and complex.

86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot, 6% Cabernet Franc. Now in its fifth vintage, Othello has been described modestly by Christian Moueix as a wine “to be enjoyed with a more casual meal”. Mid-deep ruby in the glass, this has a bright blackberry nose, with a minty lift and fabulous purity. The palate is darkly berried, with rocky/earthy minerality and a touch of sous bois. The tannins are remarkably supple. Ripe fruit lingers on the finish.

The third wine from Christian Moueix's Dominus Estate in Napa, of which we can never get enough. At the refined end of Cali Cabernet - the best place to be.

86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot. This is the fourth vintage of Othello to be distributed globally. Christian Moueix describes it as “an estate bottled wine made to be enjoyed with a more casual meal”, although he is notoriously modest. Deep ruby in the glass, this has a bright blackberry nose, with a herbaceous, minty lift and cedary spice. The palate is darkly berried, with some undergrowth detailing, with weighty tannins and glycerol building on the mid-palate. Ripe fruit weight persists on the finish.

A wine that ticks every box for fine dining: approachable, succulent, oozing with sex appeal… and ridiculously priced given its pedigree.

Perfect to drink now, the flagship from Lodovico Antinori's Tenuta di Biserno is a rich, Cabernet Franc-dominant red from Bibbona, on the Tuscan coast. Glorious!

Savoury, sweet and smoky complexity here in 2012, a perfect celebratory, Sunday roast wine.

The fruit on the nose is sweet and rich – a blend of dark fruit earthiness and red berry high notes, hints of undergrowth and floral lift. The palate is luscious, sumptuous and yet graceful, supported by fruit-coated, ripe tannins. This is full of energy with hints of both chocolate and kirsch to finish – deeply impressive.

Savoury, sweet and smoky complexity here in 2012, a perfect celebratory, Sunday roast wine.

Le Clarence de Haut-Brion 2017

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