Question: What difference between Cabs?

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Hello;I have pondered this for a while. Cabernet Sauvignon is today extremely popular in many warmish climates, such as Australia, California, and Chile.I don´t drink mucgh wine from any of the above countries, obviously I am missing out but that's the way it is.I ask now, would it be possible to pinpoint differences between Cabs from these three countries/states? As nI read it, I realise what an insane question this really is. Australia is a continent! California is larger than lots of European countries, with a plethora of soils and microclimates, and Chile? That´s big too.Still. Please. Could anyone try to make an effort?CheersNils Gustaf

uraniumcommittee · Accepted Answer

We could attempt to try to make an effort, but on the other hand, it's a lot of bother...

Wines from different areas within the regions you mention could differ almost as much as wines from different regions. Each country has many zones with different specific climates and micro-climates. Wines from only a few meters apart may differ significantly, and wines from only a few kilometers apart may differ radically. Many differences in clones also affect the taste of the wine, as well as individual wine-makers' practices and intentions. In Italy, wines from one side of a river may even be a different DOC from that on the other!

Anders TÃ¸rneskog · Answer

"Nils Gustaf Lindgren"  skrev i melding news:_%9Cf.43306$   Chile is cassis, cassis and more cassis... You get tired from that after a while..Anders

Dan The Man · Answer

I am not sure if I can help, Nils. The cabs I have tried have come Bordeaux, California, and here in Pennsylvania. There may well be differences, but I only notice an occassional difference in intensity, not much else. Of course, it would help if I ever tried these wines side-by-side!

Dan-O

Ronin · Answer

Not only the difference in "terroir" and winemaking style, but also sub variety of Cab S. U.C. Davis has produce hundreds of named and numbered varieties of each of the major and some minor grape varieties. Vinyardists in California go to great lengths to plant the "right" clone for the microclimate in each vineyard.

All makes it hard to "pinpoint" differences in California Cabs, let alone the rest of the world, IMHO.

Nils Gustaf Lindgren · Answer

"Anders Tørneskog"  skrev i meddelandet news:OTaCf.10848$   That's a start, anyway - explorations will take place tonight ...CheersNils Gustaf

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