a premium red grape used in winemaking, esp. in the Bordeaux region of France and in northern California.
2.
a dry red wine made from this grape.
Also called Ca⋅ber⋅net.
Origin: < F cabernet variety of red grape < Médoc dial., also carbenet, carmenet; sauvignon, MF sarvinien name applied regionally to various grape varieties; both words of obscure orig.