Cabernet Sauvignon vintage

Table V. Analyses of Vito vinifera Cultivar Cabernet Sauvignon Vintages 1969 through 1977 Flavanoid and Total Phenol (as...

The objective of this work is to establish anthocyanin profiles and individual anthocyanins in Cabernet Sauvignon wines in selected vintages by LC-MS/MS, and to elucidate the mechanisms of anthocyanin transformation. Based on anthocyanin profiles established, the involvement of anthocyanins in wine s reduced astringency during maturation is discussed. 

Chira K, Schmauch G, Saucier C, Fabre S, Teissedre P-L (2009) Grape variety effect on proanthocyanidin composition and sensory perception of skin and seed tannin extracts from Bordeaux wine grapes (cabernet Sauvignon and merlot) for two consecutive vintages (2006 and 2007). J Agric Food Chem 57 545-553... 

Holt, H.E., Francis, I.L., Field, J.J., Herderich, M.J., and Hand, P.G. 2008. Relationships between berry size, berry phenolic composition and wine quality scores for cabernet Sauvignon Vitis Virdfera L.) from different pruning treatments and different vintages. Australian Journal of Grape (md Wine Research, 14(3) 191-202. 

Table 10.6. Recent phenological observations on red grape development and maturation (Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon) in Bordeaux (France) (vintages classified in order of forwardness)...

Climatic conditions evidently have an infiuence on all grape constituents—in particular, secondary metabolites such as phenohc compounds and aromatic substances. Studies on these substances are incomplete and have often been carried out with very different techniques—especially extraction. Table 10.9 gives an example of the phenohc composition of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes at the time of harvest for the 1983, 1984 and 1985 vintages. The skin anthocyanin content is higher in quality vintages. This relationship is not valid for tannins. 

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