Château La GraveCuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Taste structure of the Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont from the Château La Grave
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont of Château La Grave in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont
The Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont of Château La Grave matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pizza calzone with ham and mushrooms, nanie's diced ham quiche or quiche lorraine.
Details and technical informations about Château La Grave's Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont.
Discover the grape variety: Foch
Interspecific crossing between 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann around 1911. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Léon Millot. Maréchal Foch is still found in Canada (Quebec) where it is the first black grape variety, in the north-east of the United States, etc. In France, it is hardly present in the vineyard any more, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée les Bessanes Sainte Croix du Mont from Château La Grave are 2012
Informations about the Château La Grave
The Château La Grave is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont
The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Loubens or the Château du Mont produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Croix-du-Mont often reveals types of flavors of raisin, mango or tropical and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, passion fruit or melon.
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: Residual sugars
Sugars not transformed into alcohol and naturally present in the wine. The perception of residual sugars is conditioned by the acidity of the wine. The more acidic the wine is, the less sweet it will seem, given the same amount of sugar.
