Château BouscasséCœur de Vieilles Vignes Madiran
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef
The Cœur de Vieilles Vignes Madiran of the Château Bouscassé is in the top 60 of wines of Madiran.
Food and wine pairings with Cœur de Vieilles Vignes Madiran
Pairings that work perfectly with Cœur de Vieilles Vignes Madiran
Original food and wine pairings with Cœur de Vieilles Vignes Madiran
The Cœur de Vieilles Vignes Madiran of Château Bouscassé matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes.
Details and technical informations about Château Bouscassé's Cœur de Vieilles Vignes Madiran.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cœur de Vieilles Vignes Madiran from Château Bouscassé are 1998, 1999
Informations about the Château Bouscassé
The Château Bouscassé is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Madiran to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Madiran
The wine region of Madiran is located in the region of Pyrenées of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Montus or the Château Montus produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Madiran are Tannat, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Madiran often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, red plum or graphite and sometimes also flavors of anise, fig or thyme.
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: Grape varieties
All the grape varieties that make up a vineyard, an appellation, a wine region.
