Bordeaux 2010: Alcohol is threatening Bordeaux style, say winemakers
Bordeaux 2010: Alcohol is threatening Bordeaux style, say winemakers
Apr 1, 2011 6
Merlot's alcohol levels have become so high in Bordeaux that there is a danger that regional character will be lost, top oenologists say. In both the 2010 and 2009 vintages it was common to see Merlots surpass 15% alcohol, a situation Didier Cuvelier, owner of Chateau Leoville Poyferre in St Julien , finds ‘disturbing’.
In the Medoc, one of the reasons for planting Merlot had been because it ripened better than Cabernet Sauvignon, Cuvelier said.
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