The Château La Motte is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château La Motte wines in Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château La Motte wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château La Motte wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château La Motte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew provencal style, veal tagine with potatoes and olives or rabbit with homemade mustard.
On the nose the red wine of Château La Motte. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, red fruit or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, non oak or microbio. In the mouth the red wine of Château La Motte. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Right bank of the Gironde facing the Médoc (45 km north of Bordeaux) on hills overlooking the estuary: signature Merlot reigns in reds (~85%) — round and fruity with ripe plum, black cherry, blackberry, red fruits and a spicy touch, coated tannins and aromatic breadth. Structured Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec complement. Ageing 5-15 years. Some dry Sauvignon-Sémillon whites.
AOC (2009), clay-limestone and gravel soils, oceanic climate tempered by the Gironde.
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Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
