Cabernet Sauvignon vs Montepulciano
The Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
Red grape
Cabernet Sauvignon — world's most widely planted red grape, native to Bordeaux. Full-bodied, tannic wines with blackcurrant, cedar, and spice notes.
Montepulciano
Red grape
Montepulciano — Red grape indigenous to Abruzzo in central Italy, the basis of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. It produces full-bodied, deeply colored wines.