Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon share similar names and qualities, but distinct characteristics set them apart.

Nearly 100 years later, BV is back in the conversation in a big way: The Beaulieu Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Georges de Latour Private Reserve 2021 is our Number 2 Wine of 2024.

The cynic in me has been saying for years that the more you pay for a cabernet sauvignon ... the former longtime winemaker at Beaulieu Vineyard and a consultant to many wineries.

Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet ...