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Chateau Malescasse
Château Malescasse is located about halfway between Margaux and St Julien, in the Haut-Médoc appellation of Bordeaux’s Left Bank. The 40-hectare vineyard is planted to Merlot (49%), Cabernet Sauvignon (45%) and Petit Verdot (6%). Art collector Philippe Austruy acquired the estate in 2012 and has since renovated both the vineyard and winery – and taken on the services of winemaking consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt. The estate was ranked as a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel in the classification of ’20.
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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Seductive, intense garnet in colour the 2008 has a powerful nose with rich aromas of mocha, cocoa beans and truffles followed by ripe red and black berries. Rounded on the palate with ripe fruits, spices and notes of torrefaction. Well-constructed with fine, smooth tannins. Open an hour before to let it breathe – either in the glass or better still decant. Ideal with marbled red meat such as sirloin steak.
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