1994 Ch. Destieux, Grand Cru, St Emilion

1994 Ch. Destieux, Grand Cru, St Emilion

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1994 Ch. Destieux, Grand Cru, St Emilion

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A glorious ruby colour, now fading to brick at the rim.  The nose is warming and savoury, with hints of ripe damson fruit, dried herbs, pencil shavings and mocha.  There remains a good core of sweet, brambly fruit on the palate, with a rounded feel on the finish, from perfectly weighted tannins.  At 20 years old, this is now fully mature, and drinking perfectly. 
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Chateau Destieux

Chateau Destieux

Château Destieux is a Grand Cru Classé located in the wine appellation of Saint Emilion. The Chateaux is part of the Dauriac vineyards, owned by M. Dauriac, and also comprises the Château Montlisse Grand Cru in Saint-Emilion and the Château La Clémence in Pomerol.

The Château Destieux was bought by Mrs Dauriac, Christian Dauriac’s mother, the current vineyards owner.
The vineyards are planted with predominantly Merlot, as well as Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Savignon and yields are kept low. The wines are matured in 100% new barrels.

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Cabernet Sauvignon Blend

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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