Cave de MonbazillacLes Médiévales Monbazillac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Les Médiévales Monbazillac of the Cave de Monbazillac is in the top 70 of wines of Monbazillac.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Médiévales Monbazillac of Cave de Monbazillac in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Les Médiévales Monbazillac
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Médiévales Monbazillac
Original food and wine pairings with Les Médiévales Monbazillac
The Les Médiévales Monbazillac of Cave de Monbazillac matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of sun burger, scallops or yoghurt cake.
Details and technical informations about Cave de Monbazillac's Les Médiévales Monbazillac.
Discover the grape variety: Savagnin
Savagnin is a white grape variety originating from the Austrian Tyrol. It arrived in Franche Comté and quickly became the flagship variety of the Jura. Cousin of the gewurztraminer, it gives small white bunches. Its berries have a thick skin which resists well to grey rot and to diseases in general. Savagnin thrives on marl soils and is a very aromatic grape variety. It is used in the elaboration of yellow wine, the AOC Château-Châlon is the most representative. This grape variety also produces vin de paille which is a sweet wine for which the ripe grapes are dried on a bed of straw for at least 6 weeks before being pressed. The best known AOC straw wines are: Arbois, Côtes-du-Jura and Etoile. Savagnin is also used to make Macvin du Jura, a liqueur wine, and to make Crémants du Jura.White wines made from Savagnin have great aging potential. They have a powerful and complex aroma with notes of walnut, almonds, hazelnuts, flowers, honey and green apple.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Médiévales Monbazillac from Cave de Monbazillac are 2010, 2018, 2017, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Cave de Monbazillac
The Cave de Monbazillac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Monbazillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monbazillac
The wine region of Monbazillac is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tirecul la Gravière or the Grande Maison produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monbazillac are Muscadelle, Pinot noir and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monbazillac often reveals types of flavors of honey, elderflower or cream and sometimes also flavors of tropical, pear or white peach.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Rehoboam
Bottle with a capacity of 4.5 l.
