Maison BoueyCarrousel Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Carrousel Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux from the Maison Bouey
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Carrousel Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux of Maison Bouey in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Carrousel Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Carrousel Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Carrousel Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
The Carrousel Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux of Maison Bouey matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked lasagna, grenadins of veal with ceps or duck breast with honey.
Details and technical informations about Maison Bouey's Carrousel Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux.
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 Carrousel Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux from Maison Bouey are 2015, 2018, 2016, 2009
Informations about the Maison Bouey
The Maison Bouey is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 509 wines for sale in the of Blaye to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Blaye
Blaye is a historic town located on the eastern bank of the Gironde estuary, 32 km North of Bordeaux. Its vineyards produce red, white and rosé wines under various appellations. The three most important appellations used for the district's wines are "Blaye" (exclusively for red wines) and "Côtes de Bordeaux Blaye" (red and white) and the regional appellation "Bordeaux" (red, white and rosé). There is also the little-used title of "Côtes de Blaye", which is exclusively for white wines.
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: Broker
In the past, he was a sort of fraud control agent who had to watch over the quality of merchant wines (he could carry a sword!). His function has evolved towards expertise (it was the brokers who established the famous 1855 classification in Bordeaux) and today he puts the producer in contact with the merchant.
