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Ch. de Panigon
Corinne Leveilley Dadda and Georges Dadda, daughter and son-in-law of the owners, took over management of the Château in 2006, and continue to produce red and rosé wines in the traditional Medoc way.
Corinne and Georges have invested in an advanced replanting program and new farming machinery. Paired with their proven management techniques, they make the absolute most out of this exceptional terroir.
They produce reds and one white: Château de Panigon AOC Médoc, Château Amour AOC Médoc and Le Rosé de Panigon Bordeaux rosé AOC.
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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From a splendid, family owned château situated at the northern tip of the Médoc, this is a classic blend of roughly 45 percent each of Cabernet Sauvingon and Merlot, and 10 percent Petit Verdot (which lends a bit of body and spice). One of the best-value wines we’ve tasted from one of the great Bordeaux years, its many awards are well deserved. There is perfect balance of ripe, black fruits, creamy oak and fresh acidity – there is real energy and life here. It is rare to have such style and persistence at such a modest price.
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