Demitri, that is in part the point...

Bordeaux Cab or Merlot based when its from France its a profile based upon
terroir not variety.

Sometimes I have a hard time telling the difference of Cab vs Merlot
dominant from Bordeaux Classified wines.

Even a few from California the Merlot is very Cab Like. But there are very
few really good merlots from Nor Cal -Napa in my opinion. I think Sawyer
Cellars, Duckhorn and perhaps Matanzas Creek are my stand outs of Nor Cal
producers.

I think Producer, Geography are more important to me then just variety.

Hell I recently had a JL Chave 1996 Hermitage with Dinner at Chez Panisse in
Berkley and it was very Bordeaux like but was Syrah...and not like any Syrah
I have ever had from Austrailia or California.


"D. Gerasimatos" > wrote in message
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> In article et>,
> Richard Neidich > wrote:
>>
>>Dan, I live in the USA and 25 years ago had my first Bordeaux. I did not
>>know what kind of grapes it was...all I new is "I liked it".
>>
>>What would the difference really be if I had never had Cabernet Sauv
>>before
>>either? Bordeaux which is geographical or cab sauv which is varietal.
>>Assume I never had either.
>
>
> You'd like to find more like it, right? However, what if that Bordeaux was
> merlot-based and you then bought another that was cab-based?
>
>
>>I am not an Opus One fan but you know they did not have any problems
>>selling
>>out each year. Nor does Phelps Insignia. You know what big Danno....it
>>does not mention variety on the label either!!!!
>
>
> Whether wines do or not, I feel they should. I wouldn't force them to,
> though.
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>
> Dimitri
>