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Chateau Laroze
George bought three small vineyards which were merged together to form one: the Laroze estate. At this time, the vineyard was only fifteen hectares large, but was to be expanded in the years to come. The Château was built three years later, in 1885, complete with cellars and a vat house.
In 1955, the wines of Château Laroze earned Grand Cru Classé status in the St Emilion classification. Since 1990, Guy Meslin, George’s son, has managed the family Château, and has modernised all facilities to ensure great success and exceptional wine growing
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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A family owned estate founded in 1882, on the north-western slope of St. Emilion. All the work in the vineyard is carried out with organic ideals to the fore, with the aim of making wines which are as true to their ancient terroir as possible. From the majestic 2005 vintage, this is drinking beautifully at 10 years old. Neat, composed and well balanced, this would be superb with a butterflied leg of lamb, slow cooked on the grill.
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