| Picardy Merlot Cabernet 2005 |
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This is a really enjoyable and versatile Bordeaux blend. The 2005 offers a lovely mixture of ripe-berry, plum and woodsy scents, harmonised with just the right amount of quality oak. It is smooth, well structured, fruit driven and not too assertive in the tannins. The palate is medium-bodied and has the leanness and attractive angularity of a cool climate merlot. The percentages are 65% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Cabernet Franc. The palate also offers pleasantly overt Merlot fruit characters and the tell-tale underlying berry notes of the two cabernets. Very approachable now but will also cellar for at least 15 years. This wine would benefit with at least 3 years in the cellar and should cellar well for up to 20 years.
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