Megalomaniac Bravado Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017

$39.99

Style: Full-body Red Vintage: 2017 ABV: 13.5%

Appellation: Niagara Peninsula Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

Region: Ontario County: Canada

Pull up that leather arm chair, close to the fireplace, and open to page 237 of whatever you’re reading. Dostoevsky? David Baldacci? Malcolm Gladwell? It won’t matter – paired with this amazing 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon – it will be the best book you’ve ever read. This is a luscious version of Bravado – highly concentrated, with lovely earthy tones set over a bed of crushed ripe cherries. Oh my! Pair with anything beef or wintery...

Visual: Bright, dark berry colour but dense. Nuances of purple with heavy legs. Nose: Intense layers of varietal aromatics of dark berries, oak spice, cassis, undergrowth, with a touch of meatiness. Palate: Smooth, yet firm, attack of blackcurrant with a dense and broad midpalate that balances between texture, fruit weight and mature tannins. Persistent final of warm berries and spice that leads to a pleasant and refreshing youthful tension.

Awards

Intervin 2018 Gold Medal; International Wine & Spirit 2019 Silver Medal; Gold medal Intervin 2019; Double Gold China Wine & Spirits 2019; Carolyn Evans Hammond score: 94

Food Pairing Notes

Game meats, especially venison and bison. Red meat in general - beef, lamb. Marinated dishes.