Top 100 wines of Кубань - Page 5
Discover the top 100 best wines of Кубань as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Кубань and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Кубань
The wine region of Кубань of Russia. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Fanagoria (Фанагория) or the Domaine Fanagoria (Фанагория) produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Кубань are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Кубань often reveals types of flavors of oaky, jam or bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, blackberry or blueberry.
We currently count 59 estates and châteaux in the of Кубань, producing 216 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Кубань go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
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.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Кубань
wines from the region of Кубань go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), wild boar bourguignon or lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours.
Organoleptic analysis of wine of Кубань
On the nose in the region of Кубань often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of nectarine, citrus fruit or vegetal.
News from the vineyard of Кубань
Jameson unveils new ‘musical direction’ with Jameson Remastered
The first release in the collection, ‘Jameson Remastered’ represents a significant shift in direction for the well-known blended Irish whiskey brand, by bringing back a single pot still whiskey to the portfolio, celebrating the spirit of classic discontinued recipes from the Jameson archives. The 15 year old single pot still (a whiskey distilled and constructed from only malted and un-malted barley, rather than being additionally blended with grain whiskey, like the flagship Jameson Original) wa ...
Redbreast Dream Cask
The fifth of Redbreast’s Dream Cask offerings, released to mark World Whisky Day tomorrow (Saturday 21st May), is a 30-year-old single pot still whiskey produced by Irish Distillers at its Midleton Distillery in Co Cork. Unlike previous single-cask releases, this year’s Dream Cask combines two casks chosen as their favourites from Midleton’s vast inventory by master blender Billy Leighton and blender Dave McCabe. Leighton’s cask is a first-fill Oloroso Sherry butt filled in May 1990, while McCab ...
Château La Gaffelière withdraws from the next St-Emilion classification
The historic estate follows in the footsteps of Châteaux Angélus, Cheval Blanc and Ausone by withdrawing its candidacy from the upcoming classification. The Malet-Roquefort family, which has owned Château La Gaffelière for more than 300 years, said it ‘no longer recognises its values’ in the new criteria. The Malet-Roqueforts claimed that the overhauled rating system for the tasting ‘contradicts all the ratings obtained by Château La Gaffelière for several years by the greatest wine professional ...