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Michel Lynch Bordeaux

  • 23-03-2013 11:47PM
    #1
    coylemj
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    According to the Michel Lynch website, their Bordeaux red contains CabSav and Merlot grapes but this exclusively Merlot bottle is currently for sale in Dunnes Cornelscourt, can anyone shed any light on this seemingly unique variation?

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  • #2
    Slaphead07
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    coylemj wrote: »
    According to the Michel Lynch website, their Bordeaux red contains CabSav and Merlot grapes but this exclusively Merlot bottle is currently for sale in Dunnes Cornelscourt, can anyone shed any light on this seemingly unique variation?

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    I can't speak for Lynch wines specifically but there's absolutely nothing unusual or unique about 100% merlot from Bordeaux


  • #3
    coylemj
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    I am asking specifically about Michel Lynch. I would have thought that was pretty obvious, especially when I went to the bother of including a link to their website.


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    squonk
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    I'm sure I've had their Merlot before. Don't think it's that unique myself. On the other hand that bottle is 3 years old so it's quite possible they've changed the range in the meantime and dropped the standalone Merlot for whatever reason. You could be looking at last year's stock? Just a theory.


  • #5
    ResearchWill
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    coylemj wrote: »
    I am asking specifically about Michel Lynch. I would have thought that was pretty obvious, especially when I went to the bother of including a link to their website.

    What exactly is the question do they produce a Bordeaux with 100% Merlot? Simple answer yes. Can they produce a Bordeaux with 100% merlot under the AOC rules? Yes certain vineyards in a few Bordeaux regions produce 100% merlot.

    From what little I know they don't do it every year.


  • #6
    enda1
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    I'm not sure whether mentioning Merlot on the front of the label and not other varieties actually precludes there being other varieties in the wine. It may be a marketing/labelling thing rather than there being a difference in the wine.


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  • #7
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,722 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    squonk wrote: »
    I'm sure I've had their Merlot before. Don't think it's that unique myself. On the other hand that bottle is 3 years old so it's quite possible they've changed the range in the meantime and dropped the standalone Merlot for whatever reason. You could be looking at last year's stock? Just a theory.

    I did some more research on other wine websites and you are spot on, there was a 100% Merlot in 2010 but they haven't done one since then.

    http://www.wine-searcher.com/wine-28580-0001-michel-lynch-merlot-bordeaux-france


  • #8
    enda1
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    It's generally a high percentage merlot blend they use anyway. Perhaps in the years where no cab sauv was used it was because the yield of cab sauv was poor or else its character wasn't required as judged by the vintner.

    This wine is clearly aimed at the Anglicised world however, putting grape variety on the label for years. I think having multiple varieties in a wine can damage sales in the lower price category where people often buy by grape and (think they) know the grape they like. So having a varietal will be better than a blend.


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