Château La BrandeFronsac Merlot
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The Fronsac Merlot of the Château La Brande is in the top 0 of wines of Fronsac.
Details and technical informations about Château La Brande's Fronsac Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Saint Laurent
Structured and elegant reds with a deep ruby colour, fine tannins and an ample palate with preserved acidity, featuring signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, morello cherry), sweet spices and floral notes, a profile often compared to Pinot Noir. Also in age-worthy versions. Star of the great reds from Austrian Burgenland (Sankt Laurent). Autochthonous Austrian black grape, genetically related to Pinot Noir, grown in Austria and the Czech Republic.
Informations about the Château La Brande
The Château La Brande is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fronsac
Bordeaux AOC on the right bank of the Dordogne at the gates of Libourne: Merlot reigns in red (~80%) with Cabernet Franc — intense, distinguished nose with signature notes of black cherry, raspberry, blackberry, plum, pepper and a spice box, full-bodied palate with firm yet never aggressive tannins evolving toward undergrowth, leather, tobacco and truffle, silky texture with age. AOC (1937), ~830 ha over 7 communes, hilly terroir of 'Fronsadais' limestone molasse and clay-limestone.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Servadou iron
A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.
