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Château Trocard
To begin with, the family had a small terroir; only twenty hectares. This was expanded by Jean Trocard in 1945, and later by his son Jean-Luis Trocard, who managed the estate with his wife Elizabeth. Over the years, their estate has grown to more than one hundred hectares, and they now manage fourteen estates in six different appellations.
In 2010, Jean-Luis’ son, Benoit, took over management of the Château Trocard, fifteen generations on. The vineyard at Trocard is covered by 70% Merlot; 15% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cabernet 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% (Mouton-Rothschild) 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.
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