The Château Les Bouzigues is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux Supérieur.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Les Bouzigues wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Les Bouzigues wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Les Bouzigues wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Les Bouzigues wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, filet mignon with prunes and white wine or wild boar, roe deer or doe leg.
In the mouth the red wine of Château Les Bouzigues. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
Some wines may feature the "lost child" of Bordeaux, Carménère. Small quantities of white wine are produced. However, as the wines must be Sweet, this does not represent a level of quality as is the case for the red designation. These wines are generally made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.
Some blends may include Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and Merlot Blanc. Similarly, the Graves Supérieures appellation is specific to sweet white wines. Only two French wine regions have adopted the concept of having a "superior" level for their appellations. The other is Beaujolais.
How Château Les Bouzigues wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of sauté of pork with chorizo, quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo or traditional buckwheat pancake dough.
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
How Château Les Bouzigues wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of jambalaya (louisiana), zucchini quiche or chicken tagine with lemon confit (marrakech style).
Barrels of 220 to 225 litres. The toasting of the barrel to bend the staves (curved boards used to make the barrels) can vary according to the coopers and the demand. A gentle and slow toasting has little effect on the aromas. On the other hand, a strong toasting gives aromas of coffee or cocoa which will influence the taste of the wine. A wine barrel has already been aged for a year and has less impact on the wine than a new barrel.
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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.
