The Château Pierrail is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Pierrail wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Pierrail 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 Pierrail wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Pierrail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of sauerkraut of the sea in casserole, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or pastilla with chicken (moroccan pie with brick sheets).
On the nose the white wine of Château Pierrail. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, peach or butter. In the mouth the white wine of Château Pierrail. is a powerful.
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 Pierrail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast beef with pepper, lamb tagine with prunes and almonds or rabbit with cider and mushrooms.
On the nose the pink wine of Château Pierrail. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, citrus fruit or red fruit.
Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
How Château Pierrail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, milanese cutlets like in italy or roast duck with cider sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Château Pierrail. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Pierrail. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Champagne with between 6 and 15 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
