Winemaker Notes
The wine is aged for 12 months, partly in concrete tanks and oak barrels before being carefully blended. A higher proportion spends time in concrete tanks which brings fruit and freshness to the wine, while the aging in barrels brings more complex and silky tannins.
Blend : 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Durand Laplagne has a crisp bouquet with blackcurrant, mulberry and attractive floral aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a little foursquare in style, but with plenty of fresh black fruit mixed with cedar towards the finish. Very fine potential here.
Barrel Sample: 89-91 Points -
James Suckling
Silky and pretty with polished tannins, a medium body and a juicy finish. Better than the 2015.
Barrel Sample: 89-90 Points
In most of France, wines are named by their place of origin and not by the type of grape (with the exception of Alsace). Just like a red Burgundy is by law, always made of Pinot noir, a red Bordeaux is a blended wine composed mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Depending on the laws of the village from which the grapes come, the conditions of the vintage and decisions of the winemaker, the blend can be further supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and in rare cases, Carmenere. So popular and repeated has this mix of grape varieties become worldwide, that the term, Bordeaux Blend, refers to a wine blended in this style, regardless of origin.
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