Château La Grave de GuitignanMoulis en Médoc
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 game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Moulis en Médoc
Pairings that work perfectly with Moulis en Médoc
Original food and wine pairings with Moulis en Médoc
The Moulis en Médoc of Château La Grave de Guitignan matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of ramen burger, lamb stew or rabbit with homemade mustard.
Details and technical informations about Château La Grave de Guitignan's Moulis en Médoc.
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 La Grave de Guitignan
The Château La Grave de Guitignan is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Moulis-en-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Moulis-en-Médoc
The wine region of Moulis-en-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Branas Grand Poujeaux or the Château Chasse-Spleen produce mainly wines red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Moulis-en-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Moulis-en-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of cherry, fig or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oil, banana or walnut.
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.
The word of the wine: Phenolic ripeness
A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.
