Château Tour des Graves - Idylle Malbec

Château Tour des GravesIdylle Malbec

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Idylle Malbec of Château Tour des Graves is a red wine from the region of Côtes de Bourg of Bordeaux.
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 Idylle Malbec from the Château Tour des Graves

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Idylle Malbec of Château Tour des Graves in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Details and technical informations about Château Tour des Graves's Idylle Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

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.

Informations about the Château Tour des Graves

The winery offers 8 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Côtes de Bourg in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Tour des Graves is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Bourg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 150000 of of France wines
In the top 400 of of Côtes de Bourg wines
In the top 300000 of red wines
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The wine region of Côtes de Bourg

The wine region of Côtes de Bourg is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc de Cambes or the Château Tayac produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bourg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bourg often reveals types of flavors of oak, sweet tobacco or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cigar, ripe blackberries or bell pepper.


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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