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By Great Bordeaux Wines on , - Bordeaux grape varieties
Malbec is a red grape variety from the Bordeaux region. It
is less and less used in making grands bordeaux and is now very uncommon.
Malbec normally ripens at the same time as the Merlot and is
made up of large grape clusters.
The others Bordeaux grape varieties
The red :
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cabernet franc
- Merlot
- Petit Verdot
- CarménèreThe white :
- Sauvignon
- Sémillon
- Muscadelle
By Great Bordeaux Wines on , - Médoc Grands crus
Château Talbot notes
Appellation : Saint-Julien
Classification : Quatrième grand cru classé
Second wine : Connétable de Talbot
Surface area : 102 hectares
Grape varieties : 66 % of Cabernet Sauvignon, 24
% of Merlot, 5 % of
Petit Verdot, 3 % of
Cabernet Franc and
2 % of Malbec
Best vintages : 1986, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2005
Official Château Talbot site :
http://www.chateau-talbot.com/
By Great Bordeaux Wines on , - Médoc Grands crus
Château Gruaud-Larose notes
Appellation :Saint-Julien
Classification : Deuxième grand cru classé
Second wine : Sarget de Gruaud-Larose
Surface area : 82 hectares
Grape varieties : 57 % of Cabernet Sauvignon, 30
% of Merlot, 7 % of
Cabernet Franc, 4 %
of Petit Verdot and 2
% of Malbec
Best vintages : 1982, 1986, 1990, 2000, 2005
Official Château Gruaud-Larose site :
http://www.gruaud-larose.com/
