Château BélingardTour Belingard Monbazillac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Tour Belingard Monbazillac of the Château Bélingard is in the top 40 of wines of Monbazillac.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tour Belingard Monbazillac of Château Bélingard in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Tour Belingard Monbazillac
Pairings that work perfectly with Tour Belingard Monbazillac
Original food and wine pairings with Tour Belingard Monbazillac
The Tour Belingard Monbazillac of Château Bélingard matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon and spinach lasagna, wok of shrimps with vegetables or real chocolate cake.
Details and technical informations about Château Bélingard's Tour Belingard Monbazillac.
Discover the grape variety: Mauzac
Mauzac is a grape variety, black or white (the white one is better known), originating from the South-West. It is mainly cultivated in the vineyards of Gaillac and Limoux (where it is called blanquette), on about 5,000 hectares. mauzac has medium-sized bunches, composed of berries whose colour can vary from green to red depending on the maturity of the grapes. This grape variety likes limestone and clay-limestone soils, and it is here that it is most productive. Its white wines are fat, with little acidity and marked by aromas of ripe apple, pear, honey, quince, vanilla and violet, typical of the great sweet wines of Gaillac. mauzac also produces the famous Blanquette-de-Limoux in rural method. In this region, Mauzac is competing with Sauvignon, Chenin and Chardonnay, especially for sparkling wines which are more similar to Champagne. It is also used in some appellations such as Entre-deux-Mers, Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux, Côtes-de-Duras, Vins-de-Lavilledieu...
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tour Belingard Monbazillac from Château Bélingard are 2013, 2015, 2011, 2014 and 2012.
Informations about the Château Bélingard
The Château Bélingard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Monbazillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monbazillac
The wine region of Monbazillac is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tirecul la Gravière or the Grande Maison produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monbazillac are Muscadelle, Pinot noir and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monbazillac often reveals types of flavors of honey, elderflower or cream and sometimes also flavors of tropical, pear or white peach.
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: Grey (wine)
Wine obtained by vinifying white grapes with coloured skin (black or grey), by direct pressing, without maceration. It is a rosé with very little colour.
