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Ch. Tourteau-Chollet
Situated in a sleepy backwater to the south-east of Bordeaux, the vineyards of Ch. Tourteau Chollet lie on a warm, sandy plateau, surrounded by the scent of the pine forests of Les Landes. Wines have been made here since the early 19th century, and the current owners have installed a state-of-the-art winery and created a fully sustainable vineyard.
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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Situated in a sleepy backwater to the south-east of Bordeaux, the vineyards of Ch. Tourteau Chollet lie on a warm, sandy plateau, surrounded by the scent of the pine forests of Les Landes. Wines have been made here since the early 19th century, and the current owners have installed a state-of-the-art winery and created a fully sustainable vineyard.
This is very typical of the superb 2009 vintage. Deeply-coloured, rich and concentrated on the nose, with notes of bramble fruit and roast coffee beans. The palate is generous and rounded; full of warmth and ripeness; blackberry and cassis fruit, framed with soft, supple tannins. Drink now to 2016. Partner with roast lamb, grilled duck breast and mature, hard cheeses
Merlot 50%, Cabernet Sauvignon 40% and Cabernet Franc 10%
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