Your favourite country for New World Cab Sauvignon?
Posted: Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:50 pm
Just a little wee poll here to calibrate our New World Cab preferences.
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Paul B. wrote:Just a little wee poll here to calibrate our New World Cab preferences.
Paul B. wrote:Thanks Robin. To tell you the truth, I have yet to explore California's offerings.
Califonia. No contest. California is the only place in the world outside Bordeaux where Cabernet Sauvignon of real quality is made regularly enough that it qualifies as more than a mere oddity.
Paul B. wrote:I'd put it this way: varietal Cab Sauvignon sucks if and only if it's made from overcropped or underripe grapes.
Randy Buckner wrote:up to Washington
Robin Garr wrote:I'll join Otto in trolling, but I'll throw out completely different bait:
Califonia. No contest. California is the only place in the world outside Bordeaux where Cabernet Sauvignon of real quality is made regularly enough that it qualifies as more than a mere oddity.
For purposes of this statement, by the way, I am taking the liberty of including "Bordeaux blends" under the definition "Cabernet."
Mike Filigenzi (Sacto) wrote:Two words:
OK, two words with a hyphen in between:
Cousino-Macul
Lots of people, it seems. They don't seem to feel any pressure to lower the prices.James Roscoe wrote:Who can afford the good California cabs?