Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon

The red variety is one of the so-called Cépages noble and is probably the most famous of the world. Many experts, it is called a noble grape variety and potentially best of all. Synonyms are Bidure, Bordeaux, Bordo, Bouchet, Breton, Tinto Bordeaux, Cabernet Petit, Carbonet, Carmenet, Castet, Cabernet Sovinjon, Lafet, Lafit, Marchoupet, Navarre, Petit Bouchet, Petit Cabernet, Petit Vidure, Sauvignon Rouge, Vaucluse, Veron and Vidure. She was already in France in 1635 documented - then sent Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), several thousand vines the Abbe Breton - but the origins are obscure. The name Bidure gave rise to suspicion that she from that of Pliny the Elder (23-79) above, ancient species Biturica could be derived. It was not until the end of the 18th Century was the variety in Bordeaux pronounced. Special merits are attributed to Armand D'Baron Hector de Brane Armailhacq and those were the owners of today's wineries Chateau Brane-Cantenac and Château d'Armailhac . After DNA by Dr. Carole Carole Meredith and John Bowers at University of California In 1997, she is from a cross between Cabernet Franc (Red) x Sauvignon Blanc (White) arose. This is the explanation of why the species often reminds the scent of one or both parents.

The small-berry, hard-shelled and late-ripening grape has great character and has the typical flavor of Cassis (Black currant) and a flavor of green peppers. The grapes contain very many nuclei and thus Phenols (Dyes and tannins), and thus the long-lived wine often has a deep dark color and a Barrique and long-term storage ideal. It unfolds like no one else in this area, the secondary Flavor in a special way. The Cabernet Sauvignon gives a major part in the Bordeaux blend the great Bordeaux red wines and many other wines in many other countries around the world, tannin, body and aroma. There are also many varietal wines are made from it. The extraordinary ability of the variety is that remain distinctive under different climatic and soil conditions of the bouquet and taste of wine. By totaling 262,000 hectares worldwide, it is the second most wine grape varieties, it is almost cultivated in all the top wine regions in the world. In the last ten years the area has nearly doubled. In 2009 she was represented with a strong upward trend in Germany and Austria to 295 hectares to 594 hectares. In Switzerland, with only 60 hectares of the stock is relatively small.

A natural color mutation is the selektionierte in the 1980s in Australia by the winery owner Malcolm Cleggett weißbeerige variety called Shalistin . Because of the excellent features Cabernet Sauvignon is a very popular breeding partners. With more than 80 New breed is the strain after Riesling the second most popular cultivar. The most important are Alibernet , Arcas , Baron , Biser , Cabernet Carbon , Cabernet Carol , Cabernet Cortis , Cabernet Cubin , Cabernet Dorio , Cabernet Dorsa , Cabernet Law , Cabernet Lion , Cabernet Malbec , Cabernet Mitos , Cabernet Pfeffer , Cabernet Suntory , Cabertin , Caperan , Carmine , Carminoir , Carnelian , Centurian , Cienna , Echmiadzini , Ekigaïna , Eraskh , Granatovyi , Kaberam , Luminitsa , Marselan , Mourvedre Hichle , Prince Noir , Probus (Variety) , Roobernet , Rouene , Rubienne , Rubinovyi Magaracha , Ruby Cabernet , Ruen , Souvignier Gris , Tisserand , Tyrian , Vympel and Yama Sauvignon .