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Wine Details
Price:
$10.49 per bottle
Description:
Jost Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Marechal Foch is a dry, full-bodied red wine made from the finest imported Cabernet Sauvignon and Nova Scotia grown Marechal Foch grapes. This reserve blend wine boasts an oaky vanilla, chocolate character which mingles with bell peppers and black cherries. Good balance and lots of tannins as well as a lengthy finish make this wine an excellent companion to hearty meat and cheese dishes or a delight on its own.
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Varietal Definition
Cabernet Sauvignon:
Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely planted and significant among the five dominant varieties in France’s Bordeaux region, as well as the most successful red wine produced in California. Though it was thought to be an ancient variety, recent genetic studies at U.C. Davis have determined that Cabernet Sauvignon is actually the hybrid offspring of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc. Cabernet Sauvignon berries are small with black, thick and very tough skin. This toughness makes the grapes fairly resistant to disease and spoilage and able to withstand some autumn rains with little or no damage. It is a mid to late season ripener. These growth characteristics, along with its flavor appeal have made Cabernet Sauvignon one of the most popular red wine varieties worldwide.
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Marechal Foch:
A french-american hybrid grape, with french Alsace Gamay origins, noted for producing deeply colored and strongly varietal wines considered by some to have a "Burgundian" character. Also known under the name Foch.
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