Château Durand-Laplagne - Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur

Château Durand-LaplagneChâteau Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur of Château Durand-Laplagne is a red wine from the region of Bordeaux Supérieur of Bordeaux.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur of the Château Durand-Laplagne is in the top 50 of wines of Bordeaux Supérieur.

Taste structure of the Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur from the Château Durand-Laplagne

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur of Château Durand-Laplagne in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur of Château Durand-Laplagne in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blackberry or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or spices.

Details and technical informations about Château Durand-Laplagne's Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
13°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur - 2016
In the top 50 of of Bordeaux Supérieur wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur - 2015
In the top 50 of of Bordeaux Supérieur wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur - 2014
In the top 50 of of Bordeaux Supérieur wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur - 2012
In the top 50 of of Bordeaux Supérieur wines
Average rating: 3.211100
Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur - 2011
In the top 50 of of Bordeaux Supérieur wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur - 2010
In the top 50 of of Bordeaux Supérieur wines
Average rating: 311100

The best vintages of Château Cap de Merle Bordeaux Supérieur from Château Durand-Laplagne are 2015, 2016, 2014, 2011 and 2012.

Informations about the Château Durand-Laplagne

The winery offers 5 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Bordeaux Supérieur in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Durand-Laplagne is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 50000 of of France wines
In the top 60 of of Bordeaux Supérieur wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Bordeaux Supérieur

Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Astringent

Said of a wine that is a bit harsh and rough on the palate. Astringency often appears in young red wines that are rich in tannins and need to be rounded out.

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