Château le Maine-PerinCuvée Spéciale Graves Supérieures
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Graves Supérieures
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Spéciale Graves Supérieures
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Graves Supérieures
The Cuvée Spéciale Graves Supérieures of Château le Maine-Perin matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of currywurst, goat cheese and bacon quiche or pasta carbonara almost like the real thing.
Details and technical informations about Château le Maine-Perin's Cuvée Spéciale Graves Supérieures.
Discover the grape variety: Aledo
Table grape with long bunches and juicy, crunchy golden berries, firm flesh and a neutral sweet flavour, prized for its exceptional shelf life. Late ripening. Grown mainly for end-of-year consumption (Christmas grape) in the Vinalopó (Alicante), it benefits from the IGP Uva de Mesa Embolsada del Vinalopó. Spanish white table grape variety, native to the Valencia and Alicante region.
Informations about the Château le Maine-Perin
The Château le Maine-Perin is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Graves Supérieures to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Graves Supérieures
Bordeaux AOC dedicated to medium-sweet wines (~340 ha south of Bordeaux left bank, ~13,500 hl/year, gravelly soils): Sémillon majority signature (85%) in medium-sweet white king with Sauvignon and Muscadelle — amber-gold robe, complex bouquet of candied fruits, citrus, mango and candied apricot, dense and round texture, sugar-acidity balance preserved. Hand-harvested overripe grapes, 10-year ageing.
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: Astringent
Said of a wine that is a bit harsh and rough on the palate. Astringency often appears in young red wines that are rich in tannins and need to be rounded out.
