Château de ValGrand Claret Reserve
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Grand Claret Reserve
Pairings that work perfectly with Grand Claret Reserve
Original food and wine pairings with Grand Claret Reserve
The Grand Claret Reserve of Château de Val matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked marrow bones, veal shank with mushrooms or duck sleeves in cider.
Details and technical informations about Château de Val's Grand Claret Reserve.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Informations about the Château de Val
The Château de Val is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
News related to this wine
Join Decanter’s Louis Roederer masterclass in New York
Calling all Champagne lovers! Renowned for producing some of the world’s finest Champagnes, Louis Roederer is coming to New York to host a masterclass at the Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC on Saturday 10 June 2023. In this not-to-be missed, highly anticipated masterclass led by executive vice president and chef de cave Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon, guests will taste through four vintages of Cristal, Roederer’s famed prestige cuvée dating back to 2002, including the rare Cristal Rosé. Also on ...
Bordeaux: Hopes rise for 2023 harvest but mildew leaves mark
Bordeaux has been approaching its 2023 harvest after something of a rollercoaster growing season. Whilst the key flowering period went well, suggesting potential for a big crop, subsequent bouts of hot weather and rain brought humid conditions that enabled mildew to thrive, said Christophe Château, communications director at the Bordeaux wine bureau (CIVB). More favourable weather in August has increased optimism for the fruit that survived, although Reuters reported this week that heat spikes a ...
Haut-Brion 2021 released: latest en primeur reaction
Haut-Brion 2021 released en primeur Château Haut-Brion 2021 was released en primeur at the same price as fellow First Growths Mouton Rothschild and Margaux – €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on last year’s release, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. With an offer price of £5,100 (12x75cl in bond), data from both Liv-ex and analyst group Wine Lister suggested the new release was broadly in-line or slightly under current market prices for several recent vintages. Châtea ...
The word of the wine: Racé
Character of a great wine remarkable for its elegance and finesse.
