Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Super refined and polished with beautiful fruit and minerals. Full and beautiful. Love the quality of the tannins. Refreshing. 45% Malbec, 20% Merlot and the rest in Cabernet Franc.
Barrel Sample: 91-92 Points -
Wine Spectator
Offers a mix of dark black currant and bright damson plum fruit flavors, intertwined with singed mesquite and bergamot notes. The long, taut finish should flesh out with modest cellaring. Very solid.
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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