FitVine Cabernet Sauvignon

Powerful Cabernet Sauvignon with a clean and modern style

FitVine Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 is created for those who love dark, full-bodied red wine with a lot of character, but who prefer a drier and more balanced style without excessive sweetness. Here you get a modern Californian Cabernet Sauvignon with deep dark fruit notes, soft tannins, and a clean finish that makes the wine both powerful and incredibly pleasant to drink.

In the glass, the wine opens with intense aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, and dark cherries combined with hints of cedar, coffee, spices, and discreet notes of vanilla. The taste is full-bodied and rounded with a beautiful balance between ripe fruit, structure, and freshness.

FitVine Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 appeals to wine lovers who want classic Cabernet character in a more modern and transparent interpretation, where the focus is on pure taste, a dry style, and fewer unnecessary additives.

What makes FitVine different?

FitVine operates on a philosophy that wine should be more transparent and less manipulated. Where many commercial red wines are sweetened with residual sugar to create a softer and more "jammy" style, FitVine opts for longer fermentation, where almost all sugar is naturally converted into alcohol.

The result is a Cabernet Sauvignon with only about 0.12 grams of sugar per glass and a classic alcohol content of 13.5%, so the wine still appears full-bodied and authentic. At the same time, fewer sulfites and no flavor additives or GMOs are used, which supports the wine's clean profile.

FitVine also employs extensive filtration, which contributes to a more rounded and accessible style with softer tannins than many traditional Cabernet Sauvignon wines. This makes the wine particularly interesting for those who want a dry red wine with a lot of flavor, but without the heavy or overripe character often found in modern Californian Cabernet.

Taste and aroma

FitVine Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 offers classic Cabernet aromas of blackcurrant, dark berries, and black cherries combined with notes of lavender, cedar, and light spices. In the background, hints of coffee, dark chocolate, and a discreet touch of leather add extra depth.

On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and soft with ripe tannins and a beautiful structure that provides balance without being heavy. The dark fruit is accompanied by spicy nuances and a slight touch of oak, which elegantly rounds off the taste experience.

The finish is smooth, dry, and pleasantly lingering with notes of blackcurrant and warm spices. The wine pairs particularly well with beef, lamb, grilled dishes, burgers, or aged cheeses, where its fullness and structure truly come into their own.

It is a Cabernet Sauvignon with a lot of character — but in a cleaner, more modern, and easy-drinking style.

About FitVine Winery

FitVine was founded in California in 2015 by Tom Beaton and Mark Warren with the ambition to create wines that better suit modern consumers and a more balanced lifestyle. From the beginning, the focus was on creating wines with low sugar content, fewer sulfites, and greater transparency about the contents of the bottle.

Unlike many "light wines," FitVine does not compromise on either taste or alcohol content. The philosophy is that wine should still have fullness, character, and a classic wine experience — just with fewer unnecessary ingredients.

The wines are produced from carefully selected Californian grapes and undergo longer fermentation and extensive filtration to achieve their characteristic dry and clean style. Today, FitVine is among the most popular modern wine brands in the USA among consumers who want more transparency without compromising on quality and taste.

Specifications

• Producer: FitVine Cellars
• Country: USA
• Region: California
• Type: Red Wine
• Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
• Taste: Dry, full-bodied and bold
• Bottle Size: 75 cl.
• Alcohol: 13.5% vol.
• Natural Sugar: Approx. 0.60 g per bottle
• Added Sugar: 0 g
• Calories: Approx. 605 kcal per bottle
• Carbohydrates: Approx. 24 g per bottle
• Protein: 0 g
• Fat: 0 g
• Gluten: Gluten-free
• Sulfites: Contains sulfites
• Serving Temperature: 16-18 °C
• Cellaring Potential: Ready to drink now and over the next 4-6 years
• Pairs Well With: Beef, lamb, game, grilled dishes, burgers, mature cheeses and hearty pasta dishes