Cabernet Sauvignon

Warm, sun-soaked Chilean Cabernet. Cassis, dark cherry, graphite, and cedar over polished tannins, with the hillside Apalta sites adding mineral lift and ageing capacity.

Chile's classic Andean Cabernet. Blackcurrant and tobacco lifted by a signature thread of mint and eucalyptus, with vibrant acidity and graphite from alluvial soils.

The Left Bank's home grape, on deep gravel beds. Cassis, cedar, graphite, and tobacco, framed by firm tannin built for decades of cellaring.

Full-bodied, warm-climate blends with ripe dark fruit

The Super Tuscan grape. Bolgheri's gravelly Maremma coast gives blackcurrant, graphite, and cedar with Mediterranean herb, often blended with Sangiovese or Cabernet Franc.

New Zealand's Bordeaux blends, anchored on the Gimblett Gravels. Ripe blackberry, plum, and sage with firm, dusty tannins, balancing concentration with cool-night freshness.

Stellenbosch Cabernet on warm granitic slopes. Blackcurrant, plum, and tobacco shaped by the Cape's mentholated fynbos and a firm graphite line through the palate.

An authorised international red, used in estate blends like Enrique Mendoza's Santa Rosa

The flagship variety of Raimat since the Raventós family planted French varieties in the 1970s. Used alone and as the spine of estate Bordeaux blends across the central sub-zones

A minor but officially authorized variety, usually in small blending proportions

One of the few Spanish regions where Cabernet is officially sanctioned, often blended with Tempranillo

Washington's biggest red. Long sunny days on basalt and loess give dark cherry, cassis, sage, and smoke, with Red Mountain producing the most tannic, structured wines.

Ripe, approachable Cabernet with dark fruit and soft tannins. Warm climate produces generous, fruit-forward wines.

America's benchmark Cabernet. Oakville and Rutherford bring plush black cherry, blackcurrant, and Rutherford-dust tannin; mountain sites add structure and freshness.

Reaches full ripeness only on Long Island; structured, savoury, often blended with Merlot.

Rich, fruit-forward, with soft tannins. Warm inland climate.

Mountain-grown Cabernet with intense dark fruit and fine tannins.

Ripe, approachable Cabernet from Temecula Valley. Dark fruit and vanilla from warm days moderated by ocean breezes.

Bold, ripe Cabernet shaped by Napa sunshine. Black cherry, blackcurrant, mocha, and espresso, with plush tannin and fruit-forward generosity, approachable young.