Winemaker Notes
A pretty red with purple tints, this youthful, approachable red offers rich ripe berry and red fruit aromas and flavors of blackcurrant and Morello cherry. Supple and fruity, the tannins are smooth and silky.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
A lush and inviting red, exhibiting notes of raspberry, fig and boysenberry preserves that are layered with toasted spice and melted black licorice. Yet this is nicely grounded on the finish, with a charcoal thread to keep it honest. Drink now through 2014.
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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