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Cabernet Sauvignon

Of all the transplants of European varieties to California, it is Cabernet Sauvignon that seems most
at home, particularly in the Napa Valley. Cabernet had surfaced as a leading success in Napa by
the 1880s according to producers and critics of the time. Its primacy there has been recognized by
authorities ever since, although not always by the consuming public. Other parts of the state have
been trying to catch Napa since the 1880s, and most convincingly since the 1970s. The result was a
state total of 86,000 acres/35,000 ha by 2013, of which Napa’s share, despite vigorous increases in
Cabernet acreage, is less than a quarter.

The best ones offer rich textures and an entrancing tennis match of opposing flavours, berries on
one side, herbs on the other. Whether by natural gift or historic dominance, Napa produces a
majority of the memorably distinctive, ageworthy examples from California. Some show off
particular subzones such as the Rutherford-Oakville west side, Howell Mountain, or the Stags
Leap. A long list of others come from less-defined regions or are blended from vineyards in
differing parts of the valley.

Sonoma does not lag far behind with its finest examples, but they are fewer and more scattered in
provenance. Its superior districts appear to be Alexander Valley and Sonoma Valley. The other
coastal wine-growing northern county Mendocino shows a kinship in growing conditions, with a
similar character if generally rather less winemaking finesse. The Central Coast is generally cooler,
and not as widely known today for Cabernet, although notable success at everyday price levels has
been achieved by some of the larger wineries in the warmer districts inland of the coastal
mountains such as Paso Robles and the southernmost sections of the Salinas valley. The inland
side of the Santa Cruz Mountains was historically a magnificent district for California Cabernet
and several smaller vineyards (Ridge’s Monte Bello would be a premier example) persist today.
Meanwhile new plantings in the Sierra Foothills are beginning to show distinct promise for
broadening the range of California Cab style with their lighter body, high-toned fruit, and the
more aggressive tannins found at increased elevation.

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