Winemaker Notes
The nose exhibits perfumes of mocha, vanilla and toast. The mouth is rich with notes of ripened fruits.
It is a delicate wine, perfect to drink with roasted lamb and with aged cheeses.
Blend: 54% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc, 13% Malbec, 6% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
This has good depth and richness on the nose and palate. Dark plums and mulberries abound and the spicy oak is nicely played. There’s an earthy edge to the tannins here, too. A blend of merlot, cabernet franc, malbec and petit verdot. From organically grown grapes.
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.