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Chateau Les Combes, Lussac-Saint-Emilion, 2019
From one 4.8 hectare plot with thin soils over limestone, among the highest in the appellation. 100% Merlot, unoaked. Blackcurrant, with all the ripeness of this hot vintage - pleasantly fleshy with subdued tannins. Perfectly balanced and... Read More
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ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
GrowerFrederic Borderie
Grape VarietyMerlot
Vintage2019
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeGRC419
Frederic Borderie, Chateaux Les Combes and Les Gravieres de la Brandille, Bordeaux, France
Frederic Borderie, in his late 30s, is one of our stars, making delicious, perfumed whites and a range of reds which he fairly views as the equals - both in quality and longevity - of more expensive wines from grander appellations.
Modestly he ascribes their success to his vineyards being on gravelly river terraces of the Isle river, an underrated terroir with some similarities to the...
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Merlot
Origins
- Bordeaux region. Known by 18thC
- Now much more widely planted in Bordeaux than Cabernet Sauvignon
Characteristics
- Productive - high yielding …but early budding, so vulnerable to frost (e.g. 1956)
- In comparison to Cabernet Sauvignon: higher sugars and appealing...
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Chateau Les Combes, Lussac-Saint-Emilion, 2019
From one 4.8 hectare plot with thin soils over limestone, among the highest in the appellation. 100% Merlot, unoaked. Blackcurrant, with all the ripeness of this hot vintage - pleasantly fleshy with subdued tannins. Perfectly balanced and will keep well too. Now-2027
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