Can BORDEAUX’s Red Grapes Stand Alone? (Blind Tasting Cabernet, Merlot & Franc Wines)

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Today let’s dissect the red grape varieties of Bordeaux in a blind tasting. I blind taste a Bordeaux blend made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc, as well three other wines, each made from one of those blended grapes.

**WINES I TASTED IN THIS VIDEO:
🍷 2016 Vignobles Pueyo Hellebore, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
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🍷 2021 Chateau Giscours La Sirene de Giscours, Margaux, France
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🍷 2022 Wynns Coonawarra Estate Black Label Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra, Australia
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🍷 2020 Planeta Sito dell'Ulmo Merlot Sicilia Menfi DOC, Sicily, Italy
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**CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO:
0:00 Grapes of the Bordeaux Blend
4:36 The Tasting & Reveal

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