- the most highly prized cabernet grape
- a fragrant, dry red wine made from this grape, blended into many Bordeaux wines and often bottled as a varietal elsewhere
cabernet sauvignon
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Cabernet Sauvignon
noun
- A variety of black grape used to make red wine, notably in Bordeaux and the Napa Valley.
- A dry red wine made from this grape.
Origin of Cabernet Sauvignon
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Sentence Examples
- The principal vines grown in the Medoc are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, which is the most important, the Gros Cabernet, the Merlot, the Carmenere, the Malbec, and the Verdot.
WORDS NEAR cabernet sauvignon IN THE DICTIONARY
- cabernet sauvignon
- cabernet-sauvignons
- cabernets
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