Château La RobertieMonbazillac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Monbazillac of Château La Robertie in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of cheese, microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Monbazillac
Pairings that work perfectly with Monbazillac
Original food and wine pairings with Monbazillac
The Monbazillac of Château La Robertie matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe), squid rings with tomato or chocolate mug cake.
Details and technical informations about Château La Robertie's Monbazillac.
Discover the grape variety: Trincadeira
Structured, deeply coloured reds with a dark ruby robe, firm tannins and a dense palate, with signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), cherry, spices, Mediterranean herbs and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential, sunny Portuguese profile. Star of the great Alentejo DOC reds, present in Ribatejo and Douro DOC (as Tinta Amarela). Autochthonous Portuguese black variety, one of the most planted in Portugal.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Monbazillac from Château La Robertie are 2011, 2010, 2016, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Château La Robertie
The Château La Robertie is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Monbazillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monbazillac
World's largest sweet AOC south of Bergerac (South-West): signature Sémillon as king white with Sauvignon and Muscadelle — medium-sweet to botrytized sweet wines with opulent notes of honey, candied apricot, quince, pineapple, mango, beeswax, saffron and a touch of spice, unctuousness balanced by fine acidity. Successive picking of noble grapes mandatory. AOC (1936), ~2,320 ha on clay-limestone slopes, morning mists favoring Botrytis cinerea, 10-50 year aging.
The wine region of South West
French mosaic of strong identities south of Bordeaux. Cahors and its Malbec ("black wine"): deep reds with notes of blackberry, plum, violet, tobacco and cocoa, firm tannins. Madiran and its dense, age-worthy Tannat. Jurançon whites: golden sweet (apricot, honey, pineapple) and lively dry from Petit Manseng.
The word of the wine: Plant
Smells present in certain wines and characteristic of the plant world. Heather, mint or blackcurrant leaf are considered pleasant, while herbaceous notes are considered a defect.
