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<\/p>\nWhilst Bordeaux, France, may well be the home of this grape, it is very adaptable and some of the world\u2019s finest wines are produced from Cabernet Sauvignon, including locally. Known as the ‘King of Red Grape Varieties,’ it’s a peer of the realm with approximately 11% of total vineyard plantings in South Africa.<\/p>\n
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Cabernet Sauvignon is triumphant as a grape on its own, but is also frequently blended with other ‘traditional’ Bordeaux grapes such as Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. In fact, I was intrigued to learn that Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc are the parents of this giant, after a natural crossing of the two grapes in the 1600s.<\/p>\n
Traditional, firm, assertive styles are made here, but the trend is towards more up-front wines driven by ripe, juicy fruit with cedar, tobacco and spicy oak complexity. The best wines from this variety display exceptionally deep colour, the characteristic aroma of blackcurrants (cassis) and have an almost unequalled capacity to age in the bottle.<\/p>\n
Cabernet Sauvignon is not meant for light and delicate dishes, in fact, the wine could simply crush the meal, spoiling the flavours of the dish. It is a complex and full-bodied red wine pairing well with equally challenging and bold dishes.<\/p>\n
Popular meats paired with this style of red wine include steak, ostrich and duck. You don\u2019t want to overcook the meat if you\u2019re pairing it with this wine, as you\u2019ll have less fat and protein components to tame the tannins within. As Cabernet Sauvignon is a dark red wine, select dark and rich sauces like a dark mushroom sauce, red wine reductions, or a hearty peppercorn sauce.<\/p>\n
Want to learn about other wine varietals? Check out what we have to say about Chardonnay<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Chenin Blanc<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Red and White Blends<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Shiraz<\/a>\u00a0| Pinotage<\/a> | Merlot<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whilst Bordeaux, France, may well be the home of this grape, it is very adaptable and some of the world\u2019s finest wines are produced from Cabernet Sauvignon, including locally. Known as the ‘King of Red Grape Varieties,’ it’s a peer of the realm with approximately 11% of total vineyard plantings in South Africa. Cabernet Sauvignon is triumphant as a grape on its own, but is also frequently blended with other ‘traditional’ Bordeaux grapes such as Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4635,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[19689],"class_list":["post-42663","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-one"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42663"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115507,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42663\/revisions\/115507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}