Winemaker Notes
The 2018 went to a mix of old and new 500-liter wood barrels. Like its little brother red, it's classical in profile, a rich, savory, focused and structured Bordeaux that comes in at remarkable price/quality ratio. Production averages 1,700 cases.
Blend: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This wood-aged wine is made from a selection of three parcels in the vineyard. It is rich, packed with black-currant fruit. Tannins come from high proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot in the blend. It is balanced and is developing well.
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.