Cabernet Sauvignon Grapes are a variety of Red Wine Grape used for wine production. Much like the Chardonnay Grape, the Cabernet Sauvignon grape is one of the most widely planted grapes in the world. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are grown in most of the world's major wine regions such as France, Italy, America, Chile and Australia, with practically every region having a slightly different taste to it.
Cabernet Sauvignon is known for its deep colour, full body and alcohol content that is generally above 13.5 %. Often tannic in its youth, this is a wine that improves with age and generally hits peak drinkability after three or four years.
For most of the 20th century, it was the world's most widely planted premium red wine grape until it was surpassed by Merlot in the 1990s. However, by 2015, Cabernet Sauvignon had once again become the most widely planted wine grape, with a total of 341000ha under vine worldwide.