Winemaker Notes
Year after year, the wine is always a deep color. Larteau offers the pure fruit of Merlot picked when perfectly ripe. A wine full of charm and elegance, with superb silkiness. Luxurious maturing in new wood adds further complexity. In the style of today's great Bordeaux, Chateau Larteau drunk when it is young and full of fruit. Its density and quality enables it to be kept for five to ten years.
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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