Laroche Cabernet Sauvignon 75cl

Dry French Cabernet Sauvignon for when you want your red wine to show up with a bit of backbone. This one leans into dark fruit and savoury vibes, the kind of pour that makes a simple dinner feel instantly more serious (in a good way).

• Appearance: Deep ruby, edging toward garnet, the “yep, this is going to be bold” look.
• Nose: Blackcurrant and dark cherry up front, with a savoury hint that reads like dried herbs.
• Palate: Dark fruit first, then firmer tannins that give it structure and keep it feeling dry and food-friendly.
• Body: Medium to full-bodied, a proper red for people who like flavour that sticks around.
• Finish: Long and lightly grippy, with that classic Cabernet “I belong with dinner” aftertaste.

Food pairing:Pour it with grilled steak, lamb chops, or a mushroom burger with caramelized onions (Cabernet loves anything with char and umami).

If your comfort zone is Malbec, this is a smart next step, similar dark-fruit energy, but with more structure and a drier, more savoury edge.

It’s also a solid “host gift” red because Cabernet Sauvignon is a known crowd-pleaser, but this French take keeps it feeling a little more classic than your usual fruit-bomb.

Want to make it even better? Give it a little air in the glass before you go back for sip two. Those darker aromas start to open up, and the texture feels more relaxed.

France is doing what France does best here, taking a famous grape and making it feel balanced and dinner-ready, not loud for the sake of being loud.

Fun Fact: Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world’s most planted red grapes because it keeps its character almost everywhere, but a French version like this is where that “classic” Cabernet shape really makes sense.