Château CaillavelChâteau Haut-Theulet Monbazillac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Château Haut-Theulet Monbazillac of the Château Caillavel is in the top 10 of wines of Monbazillac.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Château Haut-Theulet Monbazillac of Château Caillavel in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth.
Food and wine pairings with Château Haut-Theulet Monbazillac
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Haut-Theulet Monbazillac
Original food and wine pairings with Château Haut-Theulet Monbazillac
The Château Haut-Theulet Monbazillac of Château Caillavel matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon steaks with lentils, shrimp in hot sauce from cathylou or chocolate mug cake.
Details and technical informations about Château Caillavel's Château Haut-Theulet Monbazillac.
Discover the grape variety: Servanin
Supple, fruity reds with a light color, pale ruby robe, smooth tannins and an airy palate with preserved acidity, showing red fruit aromas (cherry, raspberry) and mild alpine spices. Discreet alpine profile. Preserved for its heritage value, it survives in a few heritage alpine plots and belongs to the ancient varieties of the French Alps under study. Black French autochtone variety from Dauphiné and Savoie.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château Haut-Theulet Monbazillac from Château Caillavel are 2009, 2010, 2004, 2012 and 2013.
Informations about the Château Caillavel
The Château Caillavel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Monbazillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monbazillac
World's largest sweet AOC south of Bergerac (South-West): signature Sémillon as king white with Sauvignon and Muscadelle — medium-sweet to botrytized sweet wines with opulent notes of honey, candied apricot, quince, pineapple, mango, beeswax, saffron and a touch of spice, unctuousness balanced by fine acidity. Successive picking of noble grapes mandatory. AOC (1936), ~2,320 ha on clay-limestone slopes, morning mists favoring Botrytis cinerea, 10-50 year aging.
The wine region of South West
French mosaic of strong identities south of Bordeaux. Cahors and its Malbec ("black wine"): deep reds with notes of blackberry, plum, violet, tobacco and cocoa, firm tannins. Madiran and its dense, age-worthy Tannat. Jurançon whites: golden sweet (apricot, honey, pineapple) and lively dry from Petit Manseng.
The word of the wine: Primary (aromas)
Aromas characteristic of each grape variety, essentially fruity and floral.
