Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

Question 1

Cabernet Sauvignon blend
Bordeaux- left bank
Sight

Answer 1

Deep ruby

Question 2

Cabernet Sauvignon blend
Bordeaux- left bank
Nose

Answer 2

Black fruit (cherry, currant, cassis)
Tart red fruit (red currant, cranberry, sour cherry)
Violet
Green olive, Green herb (pyrazine)
Cedar, graphite, earth
Smoke, toast, baking spice (oak aging)

Question 3

Cabernet Sauvignon blend
Bordeaux- left bank
Palate

Answer 3

M to full body
Ripe fruit
Green herbal
Earth
Wood

Question 4

Cabernet Sauvignon blend
Bordeaux- left bank
Structure

Answer 4

Dry
M+ alcohol (higher in warm vintage)
M+ acid
M+ to high tannin
M to full body

Question 5

Cabernet Sauvignon blend
Bordeaux- left bank
ID keys

Answer 5

Concentrated black fruit
Pyrazines
Earthiness
Firm tannins
Earth, mineral, bret (possible)