Winery CalvetBarsac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Barsac
Pairings that work perfectly with Barsac
Original food and wine pairings with Barsac
The Barsac of Winery Calvet matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or beloved steaks.
Details and technical informations about Winery Calvet's Barsac.
Discover the grape variety: Danuta
A cross obtained in 1964 between the Beirut date palm and the 75 Pirovano or sultana moscata. In 1990, Danuta was registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties, list A1.
Informations about the Winery Calvet
The Winery Calvet is one of wineries to follow in Barsac.. It offers 306 wines for sale in the of Barsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barsac
The wine region of Barsac is located in the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Climens or the Château Nairac produce mainly wines sweet, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barsac are Muscadelle, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barsac often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, brown sugar or papaya and sometimes also flavors of toasted almonds, guava or jasmine.
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: Green harvest or green harvesting
The practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining grapes tend to gain weight.
