BeauchateauFontaine Labordage Côtes de Duras
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Beauchateau's Fontaine Labordage Côtes de Duras.
Discover the grape variety: Noiret
A complex interspecific cross between NY65.0467.08 (NY33277 x chancellor) obtained in 1973 by Bruce Reisch and Thomas Henick Kling of Cornell University at the Geneva/New York Experimental Viticultural Station (United States). It can be found in Canada, Poland, ... in France it is unknown.
Informations about the Beauchateau
The Beauchateau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Duras to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Duras
The wine region of Côtes de Duras is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mouthes le Bihan or the Domaine Mouthes le Bihan produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Duras are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Duras often reveals types of flavors of minerality, tropical or grass and sometimes also flavors of leather, tobacco or chocolate.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Véraison
A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.
