Château Les BillaudsPremières Côtes de Blaye 'Les Combes'
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon 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.
Taste structure of the Premières Côtes de Blaye 'Les Combes' from the Château Les Billauds
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Premières Côtes de Blaye 'Les Combes' of Château Les Billauds in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Premières Côtes de Blaye 'Les Combes'
Pairings that work perfectly with Premières Côtes de Blaye 'Les Combes'
Original food and wine pairings with Premières Côtes de Blaye 'Les Combes'
The Premières Côtes de Blaye 'Les Combes' of Château Les Billauds matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, chicken and sausage stew with carrots or duck confit (canned).
Details and technical informations about Château Les Billauds's Premières Côtes de Blaye 'Les Combes'.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Premières Côtes de Blaye 'Les Combes' from Château Les Billauds are 2009, 2008, 2007
Informations about the Château Les Billauds
The Château Les Billauds is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Right bank
In Bordeaux, it refers to the vineyards located on the right bank of the Gironde and Dordogne rivers, where the Merlot grape variety is dominant. These are the appellations of Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Fronsac, etc.
