Château CalabreCôtes de Montravel
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Côtes de Montravel
Pairings that work perfectly with Côtes de Montravel
Original food and wine pairings with Côtes de Montravel
The Côtes de Montravel of Château Calabre matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of tuna provencal style, cuttlefish in parsley sauce or quick chocolate fudge cake.
Details and technical informations about Château Calabre's Côtes de Montravel.
Discover the grape variety: Mtsvane Kakhuri
Structured, aromatic dry whites with a pale golden robe, a broad palate and preserved acidity, with signature aromas of citrus (lemon), white flowers, white-fleshed fruits (peach) and Caucasian mineral notes. Also made as tannic orange wines in qvevri (buried jars) with dried fruit and spice notes. Grown in Kakheti (eastern Georgia), it embodies Georgian viticultural identity and the qvevri heritage. Native Georgian white grape.
Informations about the Château Calabre
The Château Calabre is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Montravel to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Montravel
AOC for medium-sweet whites in Bergerac (Dordogne), on slopes extending those of Saint-Émilion and Castillon: predominantly Sémillon blended with Sauvignon and Muscadelle—lively, mineral and long on the palate. Pale gold, with ripe white fruits, citrus and honeyed notes, measured residual sugar balanced by freshness. Sandy-gravelly clay soils at rather acidic pH on terraces bordering the Dordogne, low fertility and good drainage. Temperate oceanic climate moderated by the river.
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: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
