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Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa, Haut-Médoc and Ridge Monte Bello

Cabernet Sauvignon led by Napa Valley - Stag's Leap Wine Cellars ARTEMIS, Joseph Phelps and Buena Vista. Ridge Monte Bello comes from the Santa Cruz Mountains, and Château Cissac covers the Haut-Médoc in Bordeaux itself. Beyond those, Antinori's Il Bruciato and Ornellaia's Le Volte from Bolgheri, Arboleda from Chile's Aconcagua Valley and Woodlands Clementine from Margaret River. Tracked UK delivery, next-day available.

Joel Gott 815 Cabernet Sauvignon red wine bottle.
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Joel Gott 815 Cabernet Sauvignon, California (2021)
£20.00
Stag's Leap Artemis Cabernet Sauvignon red wine bottle.
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Stag's Leap Wine Cellars ARTEMIS Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley (2021)
£85.00
Château Cissac Haut-Médoc red wine bottle.
Chateau Cissac, Haut-Médoc (2018) 75cl
£21.00
Buena Vista Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon red wine bottle.
Buena Vista Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
£60.00
Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello red wine bottle.
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Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello, Santa Cruz Mountains (2019)
£215.00
Guado al Tasso Il Bruciato red wine bottle.
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Guado al Tasso Il Bruciato, Bolgheri
£34.50
Arboleda Cabernet Sauvignon red wine bottle.
Arboleda Cabernet Sauvignon, Aconcagua Valley (2022)
£16.50
Ornellaia Le Volte dell'Ornellaia red wine bottle.
Ornellaia Le Volte dell'Ornellaia, Tuscany (2023)
£26.50
Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon red wine bottle.
Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley (2022)
£85.00
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Ridge Vineyards Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains
£85.00
Woodlands Clementine Cabernet blend red wine bottle.
Woodlands Clementine Cabernet Blend (2018)
£24.00
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Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa is the reference point for New World Cabernet and leads this page. Stag's Leap Wine Cellars ARTEMIS and Joseph Phelps both make the ripe, full style the valley is known for, with enough tannin behind it to hold for years, and Buena Vista sits below them. What Napa does that few warm regions manage is get the fruit fully ripe without the wine tasting sweet, so the weight reads as depth. Most of these belong with the bold and powerful reds.

Ridge Monte Bello, Stag's Leap and the Judgment of Paris

In May 1976 a blind tasting in Paris put Californian Cabernet against first-growth Bordeaux, and Stag's Leap Wine Cellars' 1973 came first, ahead of Mouton-Rothschild and Haut-Brion. Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello 1971 placed fifth that day. Thirty years later the same bottles were tasted again in London and Napa, and Monte Bello won both, with Stag's Leap second. Both wineries are on this page, which is a rare thing to be able to say.

Bordeaux, Bolgheri and the wider Cabernet range

Château Cissac is the Bordeaux entry, a Haut-Médoc from the left bank built in the traditional way rather than the modern one. In Bolgheri on the Tuscan coast, Antinori's Il Bruciato and Ornellaia's Le Volte use Cabernet in a place with no history of it before the 1970s - part of the Italian wine range. Arboleda comes from Chile's Aconcagua Valley and Woodlands Clementine from Margaret River.

Serving and keeping Cabernet Sauvignon

Young Cabernet benefits from air more than almost anything else - an hour open, or a decanter to speed it up. Serve it slightly below room temperature; too warm and the alcohol comes forward. It also keeps longer than most reds, since the tannin that makes it firm is also what preserves it. The rest of the red wine range covers the lighter styles. Tracked UK delivery, next-day available.

The Fulham Wine Co. Take

Two of the wineries on this page were in the room in Paris in 1976, on opposite sides of the same argument, and both are still making the wine that put them there. Cabernet is the grape that made California's case and it is still the one it makes best. Everything here is a bottle we would open on a proper evening.

FAQs About Cabernet Sauvignon

What does Cabernet Sauvignon taste like?

Dark fruit, firm tannin and real weight in the mouth. It grips rather than glides, and it usually finishes long. Warm regions such as Napa give a riper, rounder version; Bordeaux is generally leaner and more savoury. Both are recognisably the same grape.

What was the Judgment of Paris?

A blind tasting held in Paris in May 1976, organised by Steven Spurrier, pitting Californian wines against top French ones in front of French judges. Stag's Leap Wine Cellars won the red flight and Chateau Montelena the white. It is generally credited with changing how the wine world regarded California.

Should I decant Cabernet Sauvignon?

With a young bottle, yes - an hour makes a noticeable difference to how the tannin sits. With an older one, stand it upright for a day first so any sediment settles, then pour off it carefully. A decanter is not essential; simply opening it early achieves much of the same.

Is Bordeaux the same as Cabernet Sauvignon?

Not quite. Cabernet Sauvignon is a grape; Bordeaux is a region that blends it with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and others. Left-bank Bordeaux such as the Haut-Médoc leads on Cabernet, the right bank leads on Merlot. A Napa Cabernet is usually closer to a single variety.

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