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Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate #227, Oct 2016
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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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The 2013 Camensac appears to have been pole-axed by the challenging vintage more than others. It has a soft, plush nose with blackberry and raspberry coulis, simple but clean. The palate is medium-bodied with soft tannin and that is the problem. There is negligible backbone to this Haut-Médoc and as a consequence it feels lifeless on the finish. This should be for early-drinking only, but there are much better wines from this estate out there on the market, including much better vintages from Château de Camensac themselves.
Neal Martin - The Wine Advocate #227, Oct 2016
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