Winemaker Notes
This cuvee from Château La Freynelle is a pure Cabernet Sauvignon, the grape variety to which the greatest wines of Bordeaux owe their renown. With a wide aromatic palette, it is characterized by intense fruit characters and lightly oaky notes.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Blackcurrant, dried-herb, charred-wood and green-peppercorn aromas. It’s medium-bodied with firm, fine tannins. Fresh, medium finish. Drink or hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2018 Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple colored and a little shy to begin, opening to reveal fresh blackcurrants, crushed blackberries and black raspberries with hints of menthol and dark chocolate. Medium to full-bodied with a great core of lively black fruit, it has a firm, fine-grained texture and finishes with lovely freshness. Range: 88-90
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.