How to Use cabernet sauvignon in a Sentence

cabernet sauvignon

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  • All four of the wines are well-made, with the cabernet sauvignon my favorite.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The malbec is $15, and a cabernet sauvignon goes for $16.
    Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The lion’s share of grapes in the state are grown in the San Joaquin Valley, where cabernet sauvignon grapes go for about $400 a ton.
    Lydia Mulvany, Bloomberg.com, 10 Oct. 2017
  • Of course, there’s always a time and place for pinot noir or cabernet sauvignon.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The movie dwells in shades of purple, the color of bruises and cabernet sauvignon.
    Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The grapes are 85% cabernet sauvignon and 15% cabernet franc.
    Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 23 May 2021
  • Fittingly, there are three reds to choose from: a pinot noir, a cabernet sauvignon, and a red blend.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2022
  • In Bordeaux, the more tannic cabernet sauvignon could be just the thing to give spine to the often soft merlot.
    Eric Asimov, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Dinner can be filet mignon or duck leg confit and a glass of cabernet sauvignon.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Some grapes, such as cabernet sauvignon, have the same name everywhere they are grown.
    Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The red wine is a blend of cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
  • There, a short breeze from the sea, the climate quickly transitions from warm and dry (the recipe for a good cabernet sauvignon) to cold and moist (the stuff of prime pinot noir).
    Bloomberg.com, 13 Feb. 2018
  • Sisu also has wines by the bottle, favoring cabernet sauvignon to pair with those steaks, and the house wine is $7 a glass.
    Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Chardonnay with the cheese and charcuterie, then malbec with the beef, and maybe a cabernet sauvignon or red blend with the heartier cuts.
    Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • These stories pair well with a cabernet sauvignon and some smoked gouda.
    Bob Strickley, Cincinnati.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • This blend is also based on merlot, with some cabernet sauvignon and a soupçon of cabernet franc.
    Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The brand offers a pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, red blend, Chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and rosé.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The brand offers a sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon and red blend.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2021
  • This cabernet sauvignon, from the Tupungato district of the Uco Valley, is plush and jammy, with dark berries and plums with a bit of spice.
    Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • This wine shows how brilliant cabernet sauvignon can be.
    Elin McCoy, Fortune Europe, 11 May 2024
  • The flagship wine is a vibrant cabernet sauvignon, though the sauvignon blanc — a white wine aged like a red — might be the biggest head-turner.
    Nina Ruggiero, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Reds, by contrast, fetch an average of about $5,000 per ton in the valley, and more for cabernet sauvignon.
    New York Times, 18 July 2021
  • Owen: Wildfires in 2020 seeped into the Napa Valley vineyards and marred a lot of the cabernet sauvignon grapes.
    Tan Vinh and Owen Bargreen, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The first wine, called Bin 600, is a blend of cabernet sauvignon from Napa and shiraz (syrah) from Paso Robles.
    Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2021
  • The 2017 vintage from Domaine de Long Dai is a blend of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and marselan grapes.
    New York Times, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The cabernet sauvignon even gives me hope that maybe non-alcoholic red wines don’t always have to be cringe-worthy.
    oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The menu varies nightly; the highlight of my meal there was a kampachi aguachile tostada and the duck sopes, which went nicely with the spicy 2017 Bruma cabernet sauvignon.
    Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The region turns out good wines in a wide variety of styles, from sauvignon blanc to cabernet sauvignon, with lots in between.
    Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 13 Sep. 2017
  • The flavors vary by expression, with notes ranging from dry tannins and berries on the cabernet sauvignon finish to syrup and spice picked up in the port casks.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Bigger reds: Your cabernet sauvignon or chateauneuf-du-pape are best slightly cool.
    Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2021

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