Château Tour de la MothePremières Cotes de Blaye
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc 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 Cotes de Blaye from the Château Tour de la Mothe
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Premières Cotes de Blaye of Château Tour de la Mothe in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Premières Cotes de Blaye
Pairings that work perfectly with Premières Cotes de Blaye
Original food and wine pairings with Premières Cotes de Blaye
The Premières Cotes de Blaye of Château Tour de la Mothe matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), veal tagine with artichokes and lemons or pheasant casserole with cabbage.
Details and technical informations about Château Tour de la Mothe's Premières Cotes de Blaye.
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.
Informations about the Château Tour de la Mothe
The Château Tour de la Mothe is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Premières Côtes de Blaye to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Premières Côtes de Blaye
The wine region of Premières Côtes de Blaye is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Marquis de Vauban or the Château Sainte-Luce Bellevue produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Premières Côtes de Blaye are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Premières Côtes de Blaye often reveals types of flavors of leather, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or vanilla.
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: Caudalie
Unit of measurement corresponding to one second and allowing to quantify the aromatic persistence of a wine in mouth (length in mouth).
