The red grape from the Bordeaux, widely appreciated

Thanks to its great ability to adapt, the Cabernet-Sauvignon has been planted in all the wine regions in the world which have sufficient sunlight for its ripening. The lack of sunshine affects it severely : it then only produces herby wines, a little thin and acid . In revenge, under optimal climatic conditions, it offers well balanced, very tannic wines, which gain in complexity while aging. For this reason it dominates largely in all the premiers crus classés from 1855 (Latour, Lafitte, amongst others). In France, it is cultivated everywhere. It has come as far north as the Loire (AOC Anjou) and is gaining terrain in the tablewines of the Midi. It conquers Italy, has rooted in Spain, contributes to the nobility of the wines of Chili, California, South Africa and Australia. The winemakers of the world rank the Cabernet-Sauvignon at the top of all red grapes. Some people claim that the Cabernet -Sauvignon corresponds to the Biturica, a Bordeaux grape, praised by Plinius the Old. Nothing proves this though. The Cabernet-Sauvignon has not appeared with certainty until the beginning of the XVII. century, under the name "Vidure" or "Petite Vidure" (which means tough grape), a name still in use in the Graves.
  
 
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Cabernet-Sauvignon