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Preston Vineyard Cabernet

Preston Vineyard Cabernet Wine Details
Price: $50.00 per bottle

Description: Here’s a Cabernet that will grow on you, revealing both rich and subtle flavors that expand on the palate. Built around a core of ripe plum and wild berry, it picks up hints of tobacco and mineral from its Rutherford breeding, and its finish is long and complex with an overall elegance that has resulted in TEN GOLD MEDALS. Drink now through 2012.

Varietal Definition
Cabernet Sauvignon:
Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely planted and significant among the five dominant varieties in France’s Bordeaux region, as well as the most successful red wine produced in California. Though it was thought to be an ancient variety, recent genetic studies at U.C. Davis have determined that Cabernet Sauvignon is actually the hybrid offspring of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Sauvignon berries are small with black, thick and very tough skin. This toughness makes the grapes fairly resistant to disease and spoilage and able to withstand some autumn rains with little or no damage. It is a mid to late season ripener. These growth characteristics, along with its flavor appeal have made Cabernet Sauvignon one of the most popular red wine varieties worldwide.


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