Cabernet Sauvignon is surely the world’s most widely recognized red wine grape variety and is grown in nearly every major wine-producing country. The New World has long sought to emulate the great Cabernet-dominated wines of Bordeaux — to what degree they have succeeded is a matter of conjecture but there is no doubt that they are capable of producing sublime examples of this king of grape varieties. Just try these top quality examples and see what we mean.
The Top New World Cabernet Sauvignon case costs £106 and includes three bottles each of the following four wines.
Durbanville Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, South Africa: Classic blackcurrant, dark chocolate and sweet plum flavours abound in this juicy, intensely fruity and ripe wine from the Durbanville Hills wine-producing area not far from Table Mountain in South Africa — delicious.
In Situ Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva 2007, Chile: Horacio Vincente has used his top-quality fruit grown at altitude in Chile’s Aconcagua Valley to fashion this complex wine with flavours of blackcurrant, cigar box and chocolate. Superb with red meats in particular.
Jim Barry The Cover Drive Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Australia: From Coonawarra, Australia’s ‘Cabernet country’ and the cool climate area of Clare comes this prime example of structured Cabernet from Jim Barry Wines. The old cricket ground around which the vines are planted is the inspiration for the name. Top-quality wine.
Kaiken Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Argentina: Made by the Montes family of Chilean fame, this Kaiken Cabernet Sauvignon shows just how good Argentinian cabernet can be. Powerful and intense, yet bursting with fruit, this wine is made for beef and goes superbly with steaks and joints, as any gaucho worthy of the name will tell you. Powerful, ripe fruit-filled wine.
The Oxford Times Wine Club is run in association with The Oxford Wine Company. Free delivery of your wine is available within 30 miles of Oxford. Please allow up to ten working days for delivery of your wine. If you have any questions about your order, contact The Oxford Wine Company on 01865 301144 quoting The Oxford Times Wine Club or email: info@oxfordwine.co.uk
If you would like to buy unmixed or mixed cases of wines that you have particularly liked from The Oxford Times Wine Club at the same special discounted prices, please contact Theo Sloot at The Oxford Wine Company on 01865 301144 or email theo@oxfordwine.co.uk
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