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Italy of Wines

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History, Geography,  and Culture
of Italian Wine

Wines, Grape varieties, Typical products of each and every region in Italy, with more than 90 detailed regional maps.

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Italy's Native Wine Grapes Guide

Cabernet

Grape's Data Sheet

The Cabernet Wine Grape in Italy

The Wine Grape known as Cabernet is a recognized synonym for the Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon grape variety.To get to the page of the Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon wine-grape, with all the ampelographic and agricultural information as well as the organoleptic features of the varietal wines produced with the Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon wine-grape, click here.

Cabernet - The Grape and the Wines

Cabernet - General Info Table

Cabernet is one of the   with Black berry widespread mainly in Trentino-South Tyrol, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since . Its surface under vines in Italy is .
Berry colorBlack berry
Main RegionTrentino-South Tyrol
Country or Area of OriginBordeaux

Cabernet - Ampelographic Data

Each grape variety is characterized by Ampelographic Descriptors that define the appearance of its main elements. The ampelographic features of the Cabernet grape variety are:
Leaf Features
The leaf of the Cabernet grape variety is .
Bunch Features
The bunch of the Cabernet grape variety is .
Berry Features
The berries of the Cabernet grape variety are

Cabernet - Wine Features

The Varietal Wine obtained from each and every Grape Variety, features precisely defined organoleptic characteristics. Referred to Cabernet grapes, they are as follows:
Varietal Wine's features
The wine obtained from Cabernet grapes is .

Cabernet - Agricultural & Productive Features

Each and every grape variety features very specific agricultural and productive characteristics, such as productivity, yield, ripening time, the ideal type of climate or pruning system, sensitivity to adversities, varying degrees of disease resistance and many others. For the Cabernet grape variety, the main characteristics are: