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In the sandy, clay-limestone-based soils of Saint-Émilion, Merlot accounts for around 60% of the blend and is usually blended with Cabernet Franc. In limestone, Merlot tends to develop more perfume notes while in sandy soils the wines are generally softer than Merlot grown in clay dominant soils. [6]
Plantings of Cabernet Franc in Tuscany have been increasing in recent years, particularly in the Bolgheri and Maremma region where the grape is prized for the balance and elegance that it brings to blends. Italian wines often labelled simply as "Cabernet" tend to be primarily Cabernet Franc or a blend of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. [4]
A red Meritage must be made from a blend of at least two of the following varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot, St. Macaire, Gros Verdot, or Carmenère, with no variety comprising more than 90 percent of the blend. [6]
It is a blend of 51% Merlot and 49% Cabernet Franc. Le Dragon of Quintus is the second wine. It is a blend of 54% Merlot and 46% Cabernet Franc. [1] Because of its selection criteria, only 65 barrels of 2011 Château Quintus (1,625 cases) and 66 of 2011 Le Dragon de Quintus (1,650 cases) are available.
The "Bordeaux blend" of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, with potentially some Malbec, Petit Verdot or Carménère, is the classic example of blended Cabernet Sauvignon, emulated in the United States with wines produced under the "Meritage" designation.
Ornellaia is considered one of Italy's leading Bordeaux-style red wines. [1] [2] The estate also produces a second wine, Le Serre Nuove, the blend Le Volte, the Merlot-labeled varietal wine Masseto, a second wine of Masseto (Massetino, a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc), in addition to estate production of grappa and olive oil. In 2012, the ...
Arise is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. The label features nine blackbirds on a telephone wire in the position of the starting notes the Beatles' song. [ 1 ] Arise uses primarily Merlot grapes, rounded out with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
In 1994, DeLille Cellars was fortunate to acquire the rights to Harrison Hill vineyard in the Snipes Mountain AVA, which has the second oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines in Washington State. Harrison Hill is a single vineyard, left bank-style red Bordeaux blend featuring Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc.
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