Variety
RedCabernet Sauvignon
Also known as: Cabernet
World's most important red variety – powerful, tannic, age-worthy. Home: Bordeaux, classic in Margaret River.
Taste profile
Six axes — acidity, sweetness, body, tannin, aroma intensity and depth — on a 0–5 scale, based on typical style. Real wines vary by region and producer.
Typical aromas — Cabernet Sauvignon
These 7 aromas typically define Cabernet Sauvignon. Actual taste experience varies by region and style.
Blackcurrant
Blackberry
Cedarwood
Graphite
Bell pepper
Leather
Tobacco
Cabernet Sauvignon aroma families
These aroma categories are characteristic of Cabernet Sauvignon. Other varieties have different focuses.
Fruit aromas are the most common and come directly from the grape, ranging from citrus through stone fruit to black berries.
Herbal aromas can be finely aromatic (sage) or grassy – a stylistic feature in some varieties, ripeness indicator in others.
Wood and toast aromas emerge from aging in oak barriques or larger wooden barrels.
Tertiary aromas that develop with bottle aging – typical of mature top wines.
Key regions
Cabernet Sauvignon is grown in the following regions of our atlas. Click to see wineries.
Wineries with Cabernet Sauvignon
305 curated profiles in our atlas grow Cabernet Sauvignon.
305 wineries
Gaja
Barbaresco · Barbaresco
Nebbiolo, Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon
Château Lafite Rothschild
Pauillac · Pauillac
Cabernet Sauvignon ~70%, Merlot ~25%, Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot ~5%
Château Latour
Pomerol · Pauillac
Cabernet Sauvignon ~76%, Merlot ~22%
Château Mouton Rothschild
Pauillac · Pauillac
Cabernet Sauvignon ~80%, Merlot ~16%, Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot
Château Ausone
Saint-Émilion · Saint-Émilion
Cabernet Franc ~55%, Merlot ~45%
Château Cheval Blanc
Saint-Émilion · Saint-Émilion
Cabernet Franc ~52%, Merlot ~43%
Château Haut-Brion
Pessac-Léognan · Pessac
Merlot ~44%, Cabernet Sauvignon ~46%, Cabernet Franc ~10% — plus weltberühmter Weißwein
Château Margaux
Margaux · Margaux
Cabernet Sauvignon ~75%, Merlot ~20%, Petit Verdot & Cabernet Franc
Château Angélus
Saint-Émilion · Saint-Émilion
Merlot ~50%, Cabernet Franc ~47%