Chateau Tour du RocHaut-Médoc
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 game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Haut-Médoc from the Chateau Tour du Roc
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Haut-Médoc of Chateau Tour du Roc in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Haut-Médoc
Pairings that work perfectly with Haut-Médoc
Original food and wine pairings with Haut-Médoc
The Haut-Médoc of Chateau Tour du Roc matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef coarse salt, royal couscous or rabbit à la lorientaise.
Details and technical informations about Chateau Tour du Roc's Haut-Médoc.
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 Haut-Médoc from Chateau Tour du Roc are 2011, 2013
Informations about the Chateau Tour du Roc
The Chateau Tour du Roc is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Haut-Médoc
The wine region of Haut-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lestage Simon or the Château La Lagune produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Haut-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Haut-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of leather, sour cherry or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, hay or orange.
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: Extraction
All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.
