Due to its gravel dominated soil it is planted in grape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon (35%), Cabernet Franc (35%), and Merlot(30%). The majority of  Saint-Émilion wines are dominated by Merlot, so Figeac is more similar to the wines of the Medoc and Graves. “Welcome!” Dinner is called with the sound of a little bell….

Called the “Versailles of the Medoc” Chateau Beycheville is a Saint-Julian Great Growth, boasting an elegant, palatial chateau and French gardens with ivory statuary. The first grapes were hand-picked on the 27th of September (6 days later than 2009) and the harvest of Merlot grapes lasted until the first of October.

Emilion 90% Merlot, blackberry, cherry, berries, vanilla, barbecue sauce, nose shows petroleum, chocolate, flavors of caramel with coffee-like tannins, normally $40 but can be found for as little as $20. Chateau Camensac Haut-Medoc Petrol, ripe cherries, milk chocolate, and violets, $25. Chateau Dassault St.

Chateau Camensac is what is known as a "fifth growth" in the division that divided the Medoc into five different classes in 1855. They would undoubtedly recognize its terroir, which borders the Saint-Julien appellation, in the commune of Saint-Laurent-Medoc. Celine Villars-Foubet. "So what vintage do you think this is?"

The chateau was bought by a negociant who replaced the tanks with stainless steel and grubbed up the vineyard to plant a majority of cabernet sauvignon, with a smaller percentage of Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc. The percentages vary yet as is the case in most of the Medoc, Cabernet Sauvignon is the major varietal.

Parker opined after the flight that it was very definitely a Medoc and probably a first growth. Parker called the wine “virtually perfect,” and thought it was from the Medoc. Parker said it was “very Medoc and very cabernet” but likely not to be a first growth and suggested, specifically, Ducru. Parker called it “shut down.”

This Medoc is a Bordeaux blend made from 55% Cabernet Sauvignon and 45% Merlot. big fruity red wine with deep luxurious color and aromas to match. Silky, with ripe juice, and spices on the nose, with flavors of black fruits, resin and earth, followed by fresh cut wood.

Then there was that California style Bordeaux, narrowing the margin between the wines, moving a wine I sort of like (Bordeaux) too close to a wine I really didnt warm to, (Napa Cab/Merlot). Julien and Margaux and too bad for them, only have an appellation of Haut Medoc, instead of their more prestigious neighbors. They became the norm.

One such wine was the 2003 Chateau Clarke Listrac-medoc. blend of 70% Merlot & 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine has a deep rich ruby color with aroma's of black fruit, chocolate and coffee. It was the 2003 Chateau Fourcas Dupre from Listrac-Medoc. or blog post as the case may be. really like this event for a few reasons.