Château Tourans St.-Emilion 2012
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Direct, with a core of plum fruit wrapped in vanilla and light anise notes, finishing with a lightly firm twinge of tobacco leaf. Drink now. 2,165 cases made.
Details
Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Mar 31, 2015
Grape
Merlot
Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.
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Château Tourans St.-Emilion 2012
Direct, with a core of plum fruit wrapped in vanilla and light anise notes, finishing with a lightly firm twinge of tobacco leaf. Drink now. 2,165 cases made.
Details
Wine Type and Color
Red Still
Magazine Issue
Mar 31, 2015
Grape
Merlot
Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux is the grape's native home, where it's the dominant grape in Right Bank appellations like Pomerol and St.-Emilion and plays a supportive role on the Left Bank. It has also gained an international presence, with a notable boom in California in the mid-1990s, both as a single-variety wine and as part of a blend. While France and California are the most important growers of Merlot, versions from Italy, Australia, Washington, New York and more are worth seeking out.
