The wine region of Premières Côtes de Blaye is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Marquis de Vauban or the Château Sainte-Luce Bellevue produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Premières Côtes de Blaye are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Premières Côtes de Blaye often reveals types of flavors of leather, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or vanilla.
In the mouth of Premières Côtes de Blaye is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 237 estates and châteaux in the of Premières Côtes de Blaye, producing 293 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Premières Côtes de Blaye go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
red wines from the region of Premières Côtes de Blaye go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, veal chop with mushrooms or duck with orange and honey.
On the nose in the region of Premières Côtes de Blaye often reveals types of flavors of leather, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or vanilla. In the mouth in the region of Premières Côtes de Blaye is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
