Winery Bainbridge and CathcartCuvée 50:50
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Grolleau.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée 50:50 of Winery Bainbridge and Cathcart in the region of Vin de France often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée 50:50
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée 50:50
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée 50:50
The Cuvée 50:50 of Winery Bainbridge and Cathcart matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti with beef balls, beef bourguignon with cookéo or rabbit terrine in the style of a grandmother (pas de calais).
Details and technical informations about Winery Bainbridge and Cathcart's Cuvée 50:50.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée 50:50 from Winery Bainbridge and Cathcart are 2017
Informations about the Winery Bainbridge and Cathcart
The Winery Bainbridge and Cathcart is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Vin de France to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vin de France
Vin de France is the most basic level of quality for wines from France. These are generally uncomplicated everyday drinks - most often blends, but perhaps also Varietal wines based on a well-known Grape variety such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc. Wines from France are those that do not meet the criteria stipulated by the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) or Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) laws (see information on French wine labels). This may be because the vineyards are outside the delimited production areas or because the grape varieties or winemaking techniques used do not conform to the rules of the local appellations.
The word of the wine: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
