The Château Cap de l'Ousteau is one of the best wineries to follow in Haut-Médoc.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Cap de l'Ousteau wines in Haut-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Cap de l'Ousteau 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 Cap de l'Ousteau wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Cap de l'Ousteau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of hungarian goulash, lamb chops with lemon and herbs or cassoulet of the sea.
On the nose the red wine of Château Cap de l'Ousteau. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Cap de l'Ousteau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Structured Bordeaux AOC upstream of the Gironde north of Bordeaux: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red on the gravel mounds — deep-coloured and tannic with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a hint of spice, structured and age-worthy. Supple Merlot on clay soils adds roundness (plum, red fruits). Dense Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc complete it. Evolving bouquet (roast, truffle, prune, leather).
5 Classed Growths (1855). AOC (1935), well-drained gravels, oceanic.
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Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
