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Cape Mentelle Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot 2006

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Producer:
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Cape Mentelle
Country:
Australia (Австралия) 
Additional Location Info:
Margaret River (Маргарет Ривър)
Vintage:
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2006
Variety:
Cabernet Sauvignon (Каберне Совиньон)

Merlot (Мерло)
€ 19.43  
Added by VenB
08 Jan 2010

Winemaker's notes:
Цвят: Дълбок и тъмен.

Аромат: Свеж касис и червени череши.Нотки на анасон,лавандула и отлежал тютюн.

Вкус: Сочен, узряла слива, къпини и касис,смесени с ванилови нотки.Елегантни и финни танини.Дълъг и стегнат финал.

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How to drink it
Food: Chicken, Chicken Smoked, Couscous, Duck, Ham, Hamburger, Lamb (Grilled, Broiled), Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Pasta with Vegetables, Pates, Pizza, Quiche, Rabbit, Sausage, Spicy Chinese, Steak (Grilled, Broiled), Tuna, Turkey, Veal, Venison
Cheese: Brie, Camember, Danish Blu, Gouda, Gruyere, Pecorino Toscano, Sharp Cheddar
Temperature: 16-18 °C
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Let's say a grape variety normally takes 120 days to ripen. In an especially hot year, it may ripen after only 110 days; in a cooler year, after 130 days. Viticulturists generally do want a long growing seasons. Long ripening allows components in the grape other that sugar - tannins, for example - ...
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Comments & Ratings
1VenB
08 Jan 2010		 
2Anonymous
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28 May 2010		 
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07 Mar 2011		 
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5Anonymous
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11 Mar 2011		 

Tova vino e po-staro ot babata na vnositelq=Sory