De Bortoli DB Range Shiraz Cabernet

The Bortoli DB Range Shiraz Cabernet from S.E. Australia. This wine has had a barrel aging of 12 moonsA full-bodied wine with slightly spicy characteristics, fresh red fruits such as cherries, cherries, blackberries and a light touch of chocolate.den in 1 to 4 year old American and Hungarian barrels. Cabernet Sauvignon is best known in Bordeaux where, together with merlot and cabernet franc, it produces high-class wines. It needs a lot of heat to ripen, otherwise it will become green and juicy with a taste of green pepper. Too much heat makes it soft and jammy, with a blackcurrant flavor. Cabernet Sauvignon produces very aromatic wines with scents of blackcurrant, vanilla, spices (pepper), tobacco, plum, cherry, toasted bread and cedar. The wines usually have a long shelf life, have a lot of tannin and in principle have to mature in barriques. By applying modern vinification techniques, young wines can now also be drinkable quickly. In general, the wines have a high phenol content, they are purple (young) or dark red (old) and have a lot of strength and structure. Cabernet Sauvignon can be found all over the world. Wherever someone wants to make a ‘serious’ wine, cabernet sauvignon is planted. The Syrah grape grows best in a warm and dry area. In addition, the Syrah should not be planted in an area where it is too windy. Due to the thick skin of the Syrah grape, the grape has a lot of tannin in it, to temper this taste it is matured in wood for a long time. The best serving temperature for this wine is somewhat higher than for other red wines, namely 18 degrees Celsius. The Syrah wine is often mixed with other grape varieties to create a fuller red wine. For example, the variety is mixed with the Cabernet Sauvignon and the Grenache, which produces delicious wines. The Syrah is planted in the Rhône region. A famous wine that is made from the Syrah is the red Hermitage. This wine comes from the north of the Rhône, where the grape thrives on granite soil.