The Château le Breuil Renaissance is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château le Breuil Renaissance wines in Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château le Breuil Renaissance wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château le Breuil Renaissance wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château le Breuil Renaissance wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick meatloaf, stuffed zucchini with merguez, beef and spices or quinoa patties with courgettes and fresh goat cheese.
On the nose the red wine of Château le Breuil Renaissance. often reveals types of flavors of black cherries, leather or cassis and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château le Breuil Renaissance. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
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Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
