{"id":968,"date":"2018-09-05T12:49:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T16:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdilauro.com\/CarpeVino\/?p=968"},"modified":"2018-12-11T10:32:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T15:32:58","slug":"bordeaux-blend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdilauro.com\/CarpeVino\/2018\/09\/05\/bordeaux-blend\/","title":{"rendered":"Bordeaux Blend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A\u00a0Bordeaux Blend<\/strong>, at its most basic, is any combination of those grape varieties typically used to make the red wines of\u00a0Bordeaux<\/strong>. The phrase, which seems to have originated with British wine merchants in the 19th Century, relates as much to wines made from the blend as to the grape variety combination itself (\u00a9 Copyright material, Wine-Searcher.com). Far from being an officially defined or legal term, it is almost never used for wine-labeling purposes (although it occasionally appears on back labels). Its equivalent in the United States is\u00a0Meritage<\/strong>, which is not only legally defined, but also a registered trademark.<\/p>\n

Cabernet Sauvignon\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth.\u00a0 This grape produces wines \u00a0always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.\u00a0 \u00a0Until you start tasting this grape, you may not pick up on all of these traits.\u00a0 \u00a0But after drinking Cabernet Sauvignon, as a Bordeaux, as a USA Meritage, or as straight Cabernet from many different countries, you do start to notice these qualities.\u00a0 The Cabernet Sauvignon\u00a0\"\"<\/a> vines are highly adaptable to different soil types and climates and are grown at almost all soil conditions and environment. Wines made from this grape are known for their lasting qualities.\u00a0 \u00a0Some of the finer French Bordeaux and California Cabernet Sauvignon can last over 75 years.<\/p>\n

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Cabernet Franc\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0is a black-skinned French\u00a0wine grape variety grown in most wine producing nations.\u00a0\u00a0As a varietal wine, Cabernet Franc is light to medium bodied and often shows vegetal characteristics, in particular green bell peppers.\u00a0 \u00a0I’ve always found wines made exclusively from this grape to be fragrant and floral with a soft taste of fresh earth.\u00a0 This grape\u00a0\"\"<\/a> prefers cooler climates that are generally found in the French Bordeaux region.\u00a0 \u00a0A good portion of these vines are planted in the Loire valley in France.\u00a0 You generally do not find many 100% Cabernet Franc wines, since they are generally used for blending.\u00a0 The one exception is on the North Fork of Long Island, NY.\u00a0 \u00a0There you will find some of the better Cabernet Francs..<\/p>\n

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Merlot\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Merlot\u00a0is a red wine grape variety with strong historic ties to\u00a0Bordeaux\u00a0and the southwest of France. It is the predominant variety in most wines from\u00a0Saint-\u00c9milion\u00a0and\u00a0Pomerol, the area in which the variety originated.\u00a0 The Merlot grape is fast growing and matures quicker than the other classic French Bordeaux grapes.\u00a0 \u00a0You can describe Merlot\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 as having a lot of fruit friendly flavors, plum and black cherry dominant.\u00a0 \u00a0Its also described as a very easy drinking wine.\u00a0 They are generally less in tannin because the grape is so large, there is not much pips or thickness of skin, where the tannin comes from.<\/p>\n

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Petite Verdot\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0is a red wine grape whose small, thick-skinned berries are valued for their depth of color. Traditionally the variety\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>has played a small role in the classic blends of\u00a0Bordeaux, but varietal Petit Verdot wines are now appearing in many regions of southern Europe, the Americas and\u00a0Australia.<\/p>\n

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Malbec\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0is a black-skinned grape variety native to southwestern France (specifically the area around\u00a0Cahors), but now better known as the iconic wine grape of\u00a0Argentina.\u00a0\u00a0Malbec typically ripens midway through the growing season and produces small, intensely colored grapes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0French Malbec tends to be more meaty, rustic and tannic, while examples from Argentina seem to be uniformly rich, ripe, jammy and juicy.\u00a0 \u00a0 I have always appreciated a Malbec wine from Argentina.\u00a0 \u00a0The grape can\"\"<\/a>\u00a0 grow at so many different latitudes,\u00a0 so that these wines from\u00a0 Mendonza can range from average to outstanding.<\/p>\n

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Carmenere\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0is a dark-skinned grape variety originally from the vineyards of\u00a0Bordeaux, and which has found a particularly suitable home in\u00a0Chile. A late-ripening variety,\u00a0 \"\"<\/a>Carmenere needs high levels of sunshine and a warm summer to reach its full potential, but in the right environment it can produce fine, deeply colored red wines, with the attractive meaty plumpness of\u00a0Merlot\u00a0and the gently herbaceous, cedary notes of\u00a0Cabernet Sauvignon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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