Those who remember the blog entry on Vino della Pace with something like over 600 grapes in the blend will undoubtedly find this wine a bit of an anti-climax; after this wine only have some forty odd varieties. However, to those accustomed to Cabernet Sauvignon and Cab-Merlot or Cab-Shiraz blends, and to those that struggle to remember the 13 grapes (or 18 if one separate white and grey variants) of Chateauneuf (or Cotes du Rhone), this is much more mixed up than they have encountered before. Unlike VIno della Pace, this one had been presented at one of the local Wine Century gatherings two years ago and I remember JC saying that this counts for the next level. Now I wonder if JC had that cepage list handy; I'm sure there are a number of grapes in this wine I have not tasted before. I don't really think I have encountered over forty Portuguese grapes yet!
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