Top 100 red wines of Côtes de Bourg - Page 8

Discover the top 100 best red wines of Côtes de Bourg of Côtes de Bordeaux as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Côtes de Bourg and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Côtes de Bourg

The wine region of Côtes de Bourg is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc de Cambes or the Château Tayac produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bourg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bourg often reveals types of flavors of oak, sweet tobacco or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cigar, ripe blackberries or bell pepper.

In the mouth of Côtes de Bourg is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 478 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes de Bourg, producing 830 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes de Bourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Côtes de Bourg

red wines from the region of Côtes de Bourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sloth pork loin, pork shank stew or aiguillette of duck with honey.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Côtes de Bourg

On the nose in the region of Côtes de Bourg often reveals types of flavors of oak, black cherries or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth in the region of Côtes de Bourg is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.