Château le PuyRetour des Îles
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Carmenère and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Retour des Îles of the Château le Puy is in the top 10 of wines of Côtes de Bordeaux.
Taste structure of the Retour des Îles from the Château le Puy
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Retour des Îles of Château le Puy in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Retour des Îles of Château le Puy in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Retour des Îles
Pairings that work perfectly with Retour des Îles
Original food and wine pairings with Retour des Îles
The Retour des Îles of Château le Puy matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sloth pork loin, meatballs catalan style or roast deer my grandmother's way.
Details and technical informations about Château le Puy's Retour des Îles.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Retour des Îles from Château le Puy are 2012
Informations about the Château le Puy
The Château le Puy is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Bordeaux
The Côtes de Bordeaux appellation was created in 2009 to merge four existing appellations used in the Bordeaux region of France. These four appellations are The Premières Côtes de Blaye, Côtes de Castillon, Côtes de Francs and the red wines of the Cadillac region. The latter were previously under the appellation Premières Côtes de Bordeaux. The changes were a commercially motivated decision, intended to create unity between these important but lesser known appellations.
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.
News related to this wine
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The word of the wine: AOC
Appellation d'origine contrôlée. The most prestigious category of French wines created in the 1930s on the basis of quality criteria defined by a geographical delimitation, a chosen grape variety and precise production rules.
