The wine region of Cadillac - Côtes de Bordeaux is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Prieuré Sainte-Anne or the Château Carignan produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cadillac - Côtes de Bordeaux are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cadillac - Côtes de Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, citrus fruit or dark chocolate and sometimes also flavors of cocoa, chocolate or red currant.
In the mouth of Cadillac - Côtes de Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 118 estates and châteaux in the of Cadillac - Côtes de Bordeaux, producing 170 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cadillac - Côtes de Bordeaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
red wines from the region of Cadillac - Côtes de Bordeaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick and easy monkfish tail, veal fillet stroganoff or rabbit with white wine.
On the nose in the region of Cadillac - Côtes de Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or cherry. In the mouth in the region of Cadillac - Côtes de Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
