Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Best enjoyed young and fresh, typically within 1–3 years of the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled beef skewers, roasted lamb chops, or hard cheeses like aged Gouda.
✨ Technical Specifications
While Georges Duboeuf is globally synonymous with the Gamay grape and the rolling hills of Beaujolais, the historic merchant house also looks southward to the sun-drenched vineyards of the Pays d'Oc to craft expressive, accessible varietal wines. This Cabernet Sauvignon captures the warm, Mediterranean climate of southern France, where the grape thrives on clay-limestone soils swept by the Mistral wind. Historically, the Languedoc region has been a crossroads of viticulture since Roman times, and Duboeuf applies his signature focus on fruit purity and immediate charm to this classic Bordeaux variety. Vinified primarily in stainless steel to preserve its vibrant primary fruit, this wine offers an approachable, supple expression of Cabernet Sauvignon, filled with notes of blackcurrant, dark cherry, and subtle herbaceous undertones, free from heavy oak influence.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1964 by Georges Duboeuf—the visionary merchant famously dubbed the 'King of Beaujolais'—Les Vins Georges Duboeuf transformed the global reputation of Gamay. Headquartered in Romanèche-Thorins, the family négociant house collaborates with hundreds of winegrowers spanning southern Burgundy and Beaujolais. The portfolio captures the diverse terroirs across the ten regional Crus, where Gamay thrives on distinctive pink granite, manganese-rich schist, and decomposed clay slopes under a semi-continental climate with Mediterranean influences. Viticultural philosophy emphasizes sustainable management and lutte raisonnée across partner domains, alongside expanding certified organic initiatives. Utilizing traditional semi-carbonic and whole-cluster fermentations in temperature-controlled tanks, the vinification strategy preserves vivacious red fruit purity, florality, and supple tannin structure. Managed today by Franck Duboeuf and his son Adrien, the maison produces benchmark single-estate and cru bottlings, notably Château de Saint-Amour, Domaine du Moulin-à-Vent, Domaine de la Vigne Romaine, and the prestigious Fleurie cuvées.
🍇 Grapes
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 ABV
13-13.5%