The Winery B. Eyquem & Cie is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Winery B. Eyquem & Cie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta bolognese, bites of cheese or rabbit leg in foil on the barbecue.
Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).
The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.
How Winery B. Eyquem & Cie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of andouillette with mustard sauce, quiche without eggs or savoury cake base and various fillings.
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.
How Winery B. Eyquem & Cie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of rice with milk or chicken cutlets with roquefort cheese.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
