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
Attractive aromas of ripe blackberries and blueberries with crushed violets, dark chocolate and walnut. Some moist earth, too. Medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins and a polished texture. Notes of dark berries and bitter orange peel. Flavorful finish. 70% merlot and 30% cabernet franc.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2022 Chateau La Freynelle Cabernet Sauvignon shows this grape variety well. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers aromas and flavors of savory spices, Old World rusticity, black soil notes, and black fruits. Try it with a grilled, well-marbled ribeye. (Tasted: May 13, 2023, San Francisco, CA)
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.