Château Les AlbertsVendanges Manuelles Premières Côtes de Blaye
Red wine
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.
Taste structure of the Vendanges Manuelles Premières Côtes de Blaye from the Château Les Alberts
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Vendanges Manuelles Premières Côtes de Blaye of Château Les Alberts 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 Vendanges Manuelles Premières Côtes de Blaye of Château Les Alberts in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Vendanges Manuelles Premières Côtes de Blaye
Pairings that work perfectly with Vendanges Manuelles Premières Côtes de Blaye
Original food and wine pairings with Vendanges Manuelles Premières Côtes de Blaye
The Vendanges Manuelles Premières Côtes de Blaye of Château Les Alberts matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, veal meatballs with curry or blood duck (tour d'argent).
Details and technical informations about Château Les Alberts's Vendanges Manuelles Premières Côtes de Blaye.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vendanges Manuelles Premières Côtes de Blaye from Château Les Alberts are 2008
Informations about the Château Les Alberts
The Château Les Alberts is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Premières Côtes de Blaye to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Premières Côtes de Blaye
The wine region of Premières Côtes de Blaye is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Marquis de Vauban or the Château Sainte-Luce Bellevue produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Premières Côtes de Blaye are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Premières Côtes de Blaye often reveals types of flavors of leather, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or vanilla.
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.
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The word of the wine: Noble rot
A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
