On Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 9:38:25 PM UTC+1, santiago wrote:
> Michael, La Tour Carnet, the property, is more than 60% Merlot. It is
> possible that in 2003, which was a very hot year, they decided to keep
> Merlot down since it is the grape that ripens the first and maybe some lots
> were too high in alcohol before arriving to physiological ripeness. Not
> that high alcohol is typically a problem for M. Magrez.

The property has 50% merlot, but that means nothing regarding how much gets into the wine. Seems it changes a lot by vintage:


2003: 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot"
2005: 58% Cabernet Sauvignon,42% Merlot
2006: 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon
2010: 53% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and small quantities of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
2011: 57% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot
2012: Merlot 66% with the rest mostly Cabernet Sauvignon

Im surprised that the blend changes that much form year to year. how can it be considered the same wine.