In the glass: Darkhorse Cabernet Sauvignon is a densely deep purple-red color with an inky core and intense vermillion streaks going out into a dark fuchsia rim definition with high-painted ...

Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet ...

Hess Select “North Coast” Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 ($19): The mix here is 78 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 10 percent Petite Sirah, 6 percent Malbec, 3 percent Merlot and 3 percent Cabernet Franc.

The Powers family joined the Champoux Vineyard LLC in 1997 — a quarter of a century after the first vines were planted by the ...

Includes the Reverse Wine Snob picks for the best Cabernet Sauvignon, mostly under $25. ... Cab Sauvignon is known for its distinct dark berry flavors, good tannins and spice.

In California, cab is king. This is especially true in Napa Valley, which has become almost synonymous with the variety. It was the Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars cabernet, from Napa, that dethroned ...