Château MaucaillouFranc Caillou Bordeaux
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.
The Franc Caillou Bordeaux of the Château Maucaillou is in the top 60 of wines of Bordeaux.
Taste structure of the Franc Caillou Bordeaux from the Château Maucaillou
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Franc Caillou Bordeaux of Château Maucaillou in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Franc Caillou Bordeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Franc Caillou Bordeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Franc Caillou Bordeaux
The Franc Caillou Bordeaux of Château Maucaillou matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, blanquette of veal in pickle sauce or venison leg in casserole.
Details and technical informations about Château Maucaillou's Franc Caillou Bordeaux.
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 Franc Caillou Bordeaux from Château Maucaillou are 2010, 2011
Informations about the Château Maucaillou
The Château Maucaillou is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 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.
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The word of the wine: Cuvée
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