How to Use cabernet sauvignon in a Sentence

cabernet sauvignon

noun
  • For the red wine, reach for a cabernet sauvignon or pinot noir.
    — Craig Ruff, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
  • All four of the wines are well-made, with the cabernet sauvignon my favorite.
    — Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Of course, there’s always a time and place for pinot noir or cabernet sauvignon.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • This red blend is malbec, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
  • The movie dwells in shades of purple, the color of bruises and cabernet sauvignon.
    — Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • There’s a one-acre cabernet sauvignon vineyard, a pickleball court and a bocce court.
    — Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • 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 brand offers a sauvignon blanc, Chardonnay, pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon and red blend.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The brand offers a pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, red blend, Chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and rosé.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The Alamos winery also produces a cabernet sauvignon and a red blend.
    — Liz Thach, Forbes, 5 Oct. 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
  • The wine’s name says it all—crafted from old vine cabernet sauvignon fruit, the palate is focused and rich with notes of black cherry, spice, and cassis.
    — Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • 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
  • 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, 2 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Over the years, the Spottswoode sauvignon blanc and cabernet sauvignon wines began to capture the attention of wine critics.
    — Liz Thach, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • There will be two varieties — a chardonnay to honor Holtz, and a cabernet sauvignon to honor Holtz’s late wife Beth.
    — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr. 2021
  • From behind the bar, staffer Chris opines that the notes of red currant, cabernet sauvignon and maraschino cherry should hold up well in a cold pour-over ($13).
    — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Wine options include a chardonnay and a pinot noir from La Follette and a cabernet sauvignon from Komomo.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Wines lean heavily on chardonnay, sauvignon blanc and cabernet sauvignon, and beers have a mix of local purveyors and macrobreweries.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
  • With a wine cave, water features and tasting room with wraparound deck, the winery is filled with perfect places to sip through its lineup of cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, malbec and more.
    — Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The tasting brought us from a bright blanc de blanc all the way to a decadent cabernet sauvignon made with grapes from Alexander Valley, just north of Healdsburg.
    — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025

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