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
Founded in 1964 by Georges Duboeuf, often celebrated as the 'King of Beaujolais', Les Vins Georges Duboeuf is headquartered in Romanèche-Thorins in the Beaujolais region of France. The négociant house revolutionized the region's global profile by championing estate-bottled wines, forging deep partnerships with artisanal growers, and popularizing the annual Beaujolais Nouveau phenomenon worldwide. Managed today by the Duboeuf family, the house remains committed to expressing the nuanced terroirs of Gamay across the ten Beaujolais Crus—such as Moulin-à-Vent, Morgon, and Juliénas—alongside curated bottlings from the Rhône Valley and Pays d'Oc.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13-13.5%