Top 100 wines of Pauillac - Page 2
Discover the top 100 best wines of Pauillac of Médoc as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Pauillac and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Pauillac
Médoc capital of the First Growths of 1855 (Lafite, Latour, Mouton): signature Cabernet Sauvignon as red king (~70%) with Merlot and Petit Verdot — deep robe with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, graphite, tobacco, smoke and undergrowth, racy powerful tannins, sculptural structure and aristocratic finesse, monumental ageing 20-50 years. AOC (1936), 18 Classified Growths, ~1,213 ha on Garonne gravel ridges, near the Gironde estuary.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Pauillac
wines from the region of Pauillac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick meatloaf, rolled lamb shoulder with herbs or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Pauillac
On the nose in the region of Pauillac often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of smoke, leather or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Pauillac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
