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  Cabernet Sauvignon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety of red grape mainly used for wine production, and is, along with Chardonnay, one of the most widely-planted of the world's noble grape varieties.
Cabernet Franc is often used in blends with Cabernet Sauvignon to add aromatics.
Cabernet Sauvignon, like all noble wine grape varieties, is of the species Vitis vinifera, and genetic studies in the 1990s indicated it is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cabernet_Sauvignon   (647 words)

  
 Wine Encyclopedia
Ruby red with blush reflections and light aromas of cherries and earthiness.
Ruby red with blush reflection in color that has a light aroma of cherry and earthliness.
Ruby red, with flberry and herbal aromas, it has a good attack and tannin structure with a pleasant touch of fruit.
hammersmithhomebrew.com /wine_encyclopedia.htm   (1816 words)

  
 * Ruby - (Wine): Definition
RUBY CABERNET: Red-wine grape cross originating from Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon parentage.
Ruby Port is a dark purplish color, quite sweet, with plummy, raisiny flavors...
Look at the degree of color and notice if it is: bright purple (typical of young red wines), ruby and browny-reds (aging red wines), or brown and dull in appearance (often indicates a wine that is oxidized)...
en.mimi.hu /wine/ruby.html   (963 words)

  
 QRW | Summer 2004 | Shoppers' Guide to California Red Wines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Cabernet Sauvignon, whether bottled by itself or blended with other compatible grapes (e.g., Merlot or Cabernet Franc), remains California’s signal wine —; a true world-class performer.
Medium-deep ruby color; nice, ripe, cassis and nutty oak aromas; soft, plump, spicy (nutmeg?), cassis and oak vanillin flavors; compact and well-contained, with a staunch, Bordeaux-like character.
Medium-deep ruby color; ripe, spicy, fl plum and nutty oak nose; ripe, spicy, delightfully stylish, flberry, plum and nutty oak vanillin flavors.
www.qrw.com /04summer/qrwsum04_shoppersguide.htm   (3647 words)

  
 Acres of ruby cabernet Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
cabernet sauvignon with less than one percent cabernet franc; the yield in '99, says winemaker Helen Turley, was just 1.4 tons from 2 acres): Deep ruby to the rim.
Crested Butte, Colorado The Ruby of Crested Butte, Crested...
Montepulciano D'Abruzzo, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon grown in the...
wine.allgreatblogs.com /kiwi-vineyards/acres-of-ruby-cabernet.html   (327 words)

  
 Fresh Juice Varieties for 1998
A cross of Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignane, the resulting wine has a brilliant deep ruby colour and attractive fruity aroma.
Cabernet Sauvignon can be blended with Merlot to reduce the aging time.
Primarily for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon to soften the wines and to shorten the aging requirement.
www.homecraft.on.ca /winetype_fj98.htm   (1242 words)

  
 VERC - Res. Pub. Notice #981002
Row middles in the grafted Cabernet and established Ruby Cabernet blocks had cover crops which were periodically mowed, along with some bermuda grass and climbing weeds on the berms.
Arthropods in all four vineyards were sampled by pitfall traps (three each in grafted Cabernet and established Ruby Cabernet, with four traps each [two in fumigated/two in non-fumigated areas] in the newly-planted Cabernet and Chardonney blocks) set at soil level in the berms and checked at weekly or bi-weekly intervals throughout the season.
For example, gnaphosid spiders (prevalent in the established Ruby Cabernets), commonly known as ground spiders, are usually associated with houses and cellars.
cati.csufresno.edu /verc/rese/98/981003   (1869 words)

  
 Red Table Wines - California Wines And Wine Country
The finest California Cabernet Sauvignons are produced from considerably more than the legally required minimum 51 per cent of grapes of that name, as the wine will not stand much blending without loss of character.
The color of Ruby Cabernet is the same as that of its august parent, Cabernet Sauvignon.
Ruby Cabernet rates as a claret of higher than average quality; it is still too soon to judge its future clearly.
www.oldandsold.com /articles02/redcaliforniawine3.shtml   (1173 words)

  
 Scripps Howard News Service
Ruby cabernet is an unusual grape to use as a stand-alone varietal, but Tyler feels it makes sense.
Developed at the University of California at Davis in the 1940s, ruby cabernet is a cross between cabernet sauvignon and carignan.
The first ruby cabernet won't be ready for release until this time next year, he said.
www.shns.com /shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=WINENOTES-11-21-04   (470 words)

  
 QRW | Winter 2004/05 | Shoppers' Guide to Super Tuscans/QRW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
These are marquee (read "high-end") wines, produced often from non-traditional grapes, such as Cabernet or Merlot, aged in small oak barrels, usually French, and built for the long haul.
Deep ruby color; intense violet and flberry nose; rich, concentrated, mouthfilling, fl fruit, coffee and chocolate flavors supported by a staunch, tannic core — a definite keeper.
Medium-deep ruby color; rich, fl-cherry, underbrush and toasty oak nose; elegant, stylish, well-knit, highly focused, vanilla, cassis and spicy oak flavors; smooth, supple, well-balanced finish.
www.qrw.com /04winter/qrwwin04_shoptuscan.htm   (903 words)

  
 - Where else can you buy virtually all your South African wine? -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
39% Merlot, 36% Pinotage, and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon.
This flagship Cabernet Franc blend is spicy and peppery on the nose, rich and complex on the palate and packed with flberry fruit.
40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 25% Shiraz, & 5% Malbec.
www.cybercellar.co.za /Selection.asp?Selection=5&AffID=JohnPlatters   (3632 words)

  
 Goudini Ruby Cabernet Reserve 1998
The grapes where monitored by taking grapes samples twice a week to obtain Ruby Cabernet grapes that was picked at optimum ripeness.
There was nothing wrong with his taste buds, it was just a perfect match between the wood and the Ruby Cabernet and it was also a sign that the Goudini Ruby Reserve of 1998 was on the right track.
A qoute from the "South African Wine" made by Dr. Olmo who was named the father of Ruby Cabernet.
www.wine.co.za /Directory/Wine.aspx?WINEID=3008   (427 words)

  
 View the range of Red Pepper Wines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Soft berry nose, traditional SA style Cabernet, ripe fruit with balanced oak and tannins.
This Merlot shows a bright ruby colour in the glass with a forthcoming nose of pepper, cloves and spicy fruitcake characteristics.
Ruby with purple tones preview the inviting nose; Loaded with pepper, spice & brambly fruit.
www.redpepperwine.com /wines_full.asp   (780 words)

  
 wine-pages.com forum - Oz Reds, notes from 2002
Ruby core with cherry red at the rim.
Oh yes, this was a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Bendigo region of Victoria.
It is a powerhouse of harmony though, and a clear cut Cabernet varietal.
www.wine-pages.com /forum/tnotes/ausr01.htm   (8154 words)

  
 Acres Of Ruby Cabernet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Produces Zinfandel, Merlot, and Ruby Cabernet, and is the source for the Ravenswood Dickerson Zinfandel.
Use: Vineyard ranch consisting of approximately 150+/- acres Barbera, 150+/- acres of Ruby Cabernet (abandoned), and 300+/- acres of Thompsons.
Kanonkop Kadette 2001 Pinotage, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Ruby Cabernet and Cabernet Franc...
www.wineinfoonline.com /11/acres-of--ruby-cabernet.html   (204 words)

  
 Wine Lovers' Page/Bucko Rates New Releases
This ruby red wine has flberry, vanilla, cocoa, and cedar aromas and flavors, finishing with medium-weight drying tannins.
This ruby red Merlot has straightforward aromas and flavors of fl fruit, tobacco and olives, with medium-weight tannins.
Ruby colored, with aromas and flavors of cherries, raspberries and vanilla, this easy-styled Zin is ready for current consumption.
www.wineloverspage.com /bucko/bucko1101.shtml   (3389 words)

  
 the route to all good wine - decanter.com
Very deep ruby, concentrated, leafy, flcurrant nose, masses of very ripe fruit, showing richness and integrated tannins, quite powerful, but with the hallmark finesse of Margaux, almost sweet fruit, lovely balance and length.
Very deep ruby, concentrated, perhaps over-concentrated nose, lots of flcurrant fruit and very good tannic/acid balance, rather less smooth than many at the moment, but has true depth of Cabernet fruit and potential complexity.
Deep ruby, very bright colour, slightly herbaceous Cabernet nose, very fragrant, softer than expected on palate, very ripe and very good concentration, firm elegant finish with a high level of tannin.
www.decanter.com /recommendations/subrecommendation.php?rid=268&sid=726   (1026 words)

  
 1997 Sebastiani Gallagher Vineyards Ruby Cabernet (debris.com - online journal of matthew mcglynn)
It’s not a Cabernet blend, but a hybrid grape —; a cross of Carignane and Cabernet Sauvignon, developed especially for warm inland California regions.
I’ve just looked up some details on this and laughed out loud at a comment in the Super Gigantic WWW Winegrape Glossary: Ruby Cabernet is “currently used in jug-wines as ‘backbone’.
It was with rule #2 in mind that we bought a few bottles of Ruby Cabernet.
www.debris.com /journal/49   (285 words)

  
 Wine List
The theme of Lost Horizons red wines is soft, velvety texture, deep ruby character and accessibility to drink at an early age.
It is made from these noble cultivars; Ruby Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
Cabernet Sauvignon is the noble grape used in all French chateaux red wines.
home.global.co.za /~horizons/winelist2.htm   (499 words)

  
 KosherWine.com - Product Information
The grapes at Eshkol are all hand picked and the wine has been left unfiltered to retain all the natural flavors of each grape type.
This dark garnet colored medium bodied wine is an unusual blend of 51% Ruby Cabernet (which is a hybrid grape developed in 1949 at UCDavis from Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignan), 29% Shiraz, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon.
As the Ruby Cabernet dominates, the wine has a very different, slightly unfamiliar, and perhaps even unwelcome, sugary-sweetness that adds a jammy/foxy characteristic to the aromas and flavors of cherry, strawberry, raspberry, and dried roses.
www.kosherwine.com /cgi-bin/ProductInfo.asp?WineID=81238200041   (317 words)

  
 Red Wine List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A classic blend of cabernet sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, with generous curranty fruit, balanced tannins and a clean smooth finish.
It is a blend of grape varieties typical of Spain including Tempranilo, Garnacha and Cabernet Sauvignon and has a fruity aroma with floral overtones.
From the vineyards of the Western Cape, this fruity ripe red wine is a blend of ruby cabernet and plumy merlot.
www.ansteyscove.co.uk /red_wine_list.htm   (429 words)

  
 Cultivars and Blends
Pinotage is a locally bred cultivar which was developed from a cross of the varieties Pinot Noir and Cinsaut (then commonly known as Hermitage) by viticulturist Professor Abraham Izak Perold in 1925.
It is a light to medium wine and is generally ready to drink sooner than a Cabernet Sauvignon it does; however have good aging potential.
The traditional South African blend bottled since the establishment of the South African wine industry consists of predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon and smaller amounts of Shiraz with or without a smattering of Cinsaut (also known as Hermitage).
www.herald.co.uk /local_info/SA_Wine/wines.html   (492 words)

  
 Flagstone Winery | wines
Ruby Cabernet is a viticultural crossing of Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignan.
It is often grown in overly fertile soils and forced to carry to flavourless finality an unenviable load of grapes through scorching summers and dry winds.
And, if you can find a place to grow this variety where the vine is in balance with its environment and with its crop, you have the opportunity to make a wine with the sort of tannin you can jump into, wrap warmly around yourself and fall asleep in.
www.flagstonewines.com /wine_ruby.html   (177 words)

  
 Produits Mosti Mondiale Inc.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
A cross between the Carrignane and the Cabernet Sauvignon, it was developed in the Central Valley of California to give a high yield in hot climatic conditions.
The organoleptic qualities of the Ruby Cabernet are only predominant in years with ideal conditions for grapes.
The Cabernet Sauvignon's capacity to age well is partly due to the acidity and tannin levels.
www.mostimondiale.com /english/jus_organo.html   (910 words)

  
 Ruby Cabernet
Blush Zinfandel -- Pink in color, tart and combines light berry notes with a hint of spice for a bright, full flavor.
Cabernet Sauvignon -- Deep red wine that is full bodied, rich, and intense.
Premium Burgundy -- A blend of red Burgundy varietals.
www.homebrewheaven.com /ruby-cabernet.htm   (284 words)

  
 SCI Internacional "Dulces Mexicanos"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Cacholá´s red wine is made solely of Ruby Cabernet grapes.
A hybrid variety of the Spanish Carignan grapes and the French Cabernet Sauvignon grapes.
It is defined as rich Ruby color wines with red brick tone.
www.infochip.net /sci/pvinosing.html   (271 words)

  
 Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wines: Reference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
After all, it is a man-created grape that was said to combine the wonderful intensity and beauty of Cabernet Sauvignon with the high yield and heat-withstanding abilities of Carignane.
Its meteoric rise in the grape-planting extravagances of the early 1970s (2,000 acres added in 1971; 7,000 in 1972; 4,000 in 1973) accounted for the greater part of its 18,000 standing acres by 76.
But the wines turned out to be dull, soft, and not at all like Cabernet Sauvignon, and that sad result, together with the ensuing white wine boom, has led to the elimination of two-thirds of the Ruby Cabernet in just over 10 years.
www.wineaccess.com /expert/connoisseurs/reference-one.html?id=162   (185 words)

  
 Goudini Ruby Cabernet Reserve 1999
The same quality and care went into producing this wine as with his older brother the 1998 Ruby Cabernet Reserve that won the Michaelangelo Dubble Gold.
The style is very similar and the ageing potential of this wine is excellent being in vats for 12 Months.
The 1998 version is already sold out completely and the 1999 promise to be the same quality and better.
www.wine.co.za /Directory/Wine.aspx?WINEID=3143   (65 words)

  
 Untitled
A hybrid between the Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignane grapes, this Ruby Cabernet is a typical New World wine: smooth, approachable and fruity.
The region’s moderate weather allows the fruit to ripen slowly, thus enhancing the citrus characteristics of the grape.
The 2000 spring and summer seasons were ideal for Ruby Cabernet grapes.
www.gallo.com /uke/cellar/wine_notes.asp?wine=wine_cellars_ruby_cabernet   (161 words)

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