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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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Chacai is a blend of mountain-grown Cabernet Sauvignon (85%), hailing from the San Juan de Pirque vineyard at 1000 metres above sea level, and Cab. Franc (15%) from San Luis at 670 metres.
The cool night-time temperatures of San Juan combined with the late rising sun of the Andean foothills allow the vines growth cycle to start later in the day and add to the freshness of this mountain fruit. Phenolic maturity comes naturally with lower alcohol after extended hang time on the vine.
The wine displays deep ruby colour with tinges of violets. On the nose there are elegant notes of cassis, dark fruit, tobacco and a hint of smokiness. In the mouth the wine has notable structure, big shoulders with heaps of concentration. The fruit is dark and brooding with a round attack firm mid-palate of blueberries and cherries with a long firm silky finish with floral notes.
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