8/4/2023 0 Comments 2012 opus one in house![]() ![]() Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and Australia. In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. This elegant, ripe, sweet, lush, charmer is no exception. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity. 499 / 750ml Red - Bold and Structured 4.5 from 76 User Ratings 94 / 100 from 12 Critic Reviews Critic tasting note: 'This Left Bank Bordeaux lookalike has really been on fire since 2007. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% ( Mouton-Rothschild) to as low as 40%. Draaiboek Wines1 Driehoek2 Edgebaston4 Elgin Ridge2 Ellerman House3 Erika Obermeyer Wines6. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. 201332 201218 201115 201010 20095 20087 20071. Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot. Critic tasting note: 'This Left Bank Bordeaux lookalike has really been on fire since 2007. ![]()
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