The cabernet, the only one I have tried, is light, pleasant and easy to drink and has little varietal character.

Today, winemakers are seeking out locations that can highlight the varietal character of Sangiovese.

The wines of this village often show great varietal character, good vinosity and fine balance.

These things enable us to maximize the varietal character of our wines.

"What we try to explore with shape is to bring forth varietal character."

The best of the Virginia wines are fresh, graceful, deeply colored and full of varietal character.

The cabernets from '88 through '92 ($7.50 to $12) are light-bodied and show good varietal character.

Dark and medium-b'died, this red exhibits a lot of varietal character.

If picked too early the resulting wine will be dull and lack any varietal character.

In American wines, varietal character is often sacrificed at the expense of yet another smell, that of oak.