Winery Amblard-LarolphieChâteau Saint-Jean Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Château Saint-Jean Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Saint-Jean Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Original food and wine pairings with Château Saint-Jean Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
The Château Saint-Jean Sainte-Croix-du-Mont of Winery Amblard-Larolphie matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of express cherry clafoutis or leek and gorgonzola pie.
Details and technical informations about Winery Amblard-Larolphie's Château Saint-Jean Sainte-Croix-du-Mont.
Discover the grape variety: Couderc 4401
An interspecific cross made in 1884 by Georges Couderc (1850-1928) between chasselas rose and rupestris. This direct-producing hybrid was multiplied much more in the south-west of France and in the Loire Valley, and in some cases was even used as rootstock. François Baco (1865-1947) and Vincent Malègue (1830-1915) also used it as a progenitor. - Synonymy: red bird, tank, Terray hybrid, malafosse, oazo rukh, sakhotin (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!). - Description: small to medium-sized bunches, cylindrical-conical, winged, more or less compact, sometimes with small green berries, medium-sized stalks remaining green when ripe; small, spherical berries, beautiful bluish-black skin, very pruinose, pulpy, with coloured juice.
Informations about the Winery Amblard-Larolphie
The Winery Amblard-Larolphie is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont
The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Loubens or the Château du Mont produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Croix-du-Mont often reveals types of flavors of raisin, mango or tropical and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, passion fruit or melon.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Glycerol
Alcohol very present in wine (after ethyl alcohol) and which reinforces its unctuousness and fatty sensation.
