The Château Timberlay is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Timberlay wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Timberlay 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 Timberlay wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Timberlay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce or rabbit with marengo sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Château Timberlay. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Timberlay. 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 Timberlay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of old-fashioned pork roll, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or couscous chicken and merguez.
On the nose the white wine of Château Timberlay. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or lime.
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.
How Château Timberlay wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of provencal stew, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
Protected geographical indication. Equivalent to vin de pays in European regulations.
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Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
