Discover the top 100 best red wines of Listrac-Médoc of Médoc as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Listrac-Médoc and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Communal AOC of the Médoc (peninsula, Quaternary gravel ridges): Cabernet Sauvignon (power, structure) with Merlot (fruit, roundness), Petit Verdot (spices, colour) and Cabernet Franc (finesse) — structured profile of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), spicy and oaky notes, structured tannins and long ageing. Pyrenean-Massif Central erosion gravels on Landes sands, draining limestone and clays.
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
red wines from the region of Listrac-Médoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf en daube, leg of lamb in braillouse or duck with vanilla (reunion island).
On the nose in the region of Listrac-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, cream or cherry. In the mouth in the region of Listrac-Médoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
