Winery CastelLegendary Roots Malbec
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Legendary Roots Malbec of Winery Castel in the region of Comté Tolosan often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of pepper, non oak or earth.
Food and wine pairings with Legendary Roots Malbec
Pairings that work perfectly with Legendary Roots Malbec
Original food and wine pairings with Legendary Roots Malbec
The Legendary Roots Malbec of Winery Castel matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beer goulash, kimo (malagasy dish with beef) or chicken puff pastry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Castel's Legendary Roots Malbec.
Discover the grape variety: Malbec
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Legendary Roots Malbec from Winery Castel are 2010, 2012, 2011
Informations about the Winery Castel
The Winery Castel is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 114 wines for sale in the of Comté Tolosan to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Comté Tolosan
Comte Tolosan is a PGI title that covers wines produced in a large area of Southwestern France. The PGI basin encompasses 12 administrative dePartments and is home to a wide range of appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOC) such as Jurançon, Cahors and Armagnac. The IGP label provides a geographical classification for wines that are not classified for AOC level appellations due to Grape variety or winemaking style. The region is part of the Aquitaine basin - the plains that lie between the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
The word of the wine: Hard
A harsh, biting wine, characterized by an excess of tannins and acidity. It is often said of young wines that lack smoothness.
