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CHATEAU LA DAUPHINE FRONSAC AOC 2013
Country: France, Bordeaux, Fronsac
Grape varieties: 90% Merlot 10% Cabernet Franc
Grape varieties: 90% Merlot 10% Cabernet Franc
AWARDS
Neal Martin, Robert Parker`s Wine Advocate:92/100
Traditional ploughing, leaf removal on one side. Green harvests, manual and mechanical harvests. Double sorting before and after destemming. Concrete temperature-controlled vats.
Maceration: Average 20 days
Maturing in oak barrels (1/3 new): 12 months
Production: 150 000 bottles
Tasting Notes: Deep, glossy ruby red colour. The nose is quite delicate, presenting roasted notes and liquorice, with a fruity hint of Morello cherries. On the palate, there is plenty of substance, with a well-rounded, voluptuous structure. Good length, with a pleasant impression of sweetness on the finish.
Food Pairing: Grilled "black pork" chop, aged gouda.
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Neal Martin, Robert Parker`s Wine Advocate:92/100
Traditional ploughing, leaf removal on one side. Green harvests, manual and mechanical harvests. Double sorting before and after destemming. Concrete temperature-controlled vats.
Maceration: Average 20 days
Maturing in oak barrels (1/3 new): 12 months
Production: 150 000 bottles
Tasting Notes: Deep, glossy ruby red colour. The nose is quite delicate, presenting roasted notes and liquorice, with a fruity hint of Morello cherries. On the palate, there is plenty of substance, with a well-rounded, voluptuous structure. Good length, with a pleasant impression of sweetness on the finish.
Food Pairing: Grilled "black pork" chop, aged gouda.
Click here for Data Sheet
Case Bottles: 12
Product Id: 0008
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For orders below €100,00 delivery charge €10,00 within city limits
Cab.Sauvignon Blend
Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot. 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.
In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% to as low as 40%. 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. 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.
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. 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 the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% to as low as 40%. 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. 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.
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. 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.
