Winery Comtesse du BarryRencontres Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux
Red wine
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 Rencontres Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux from the Winery Comtesse du Barry
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Rencontres Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux of Winery Comtesse du Barry in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Rencontres Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Rencontres Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Rencontres Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux
The Rencontres Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux of Winery Comtesse du Barry matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, fillet of beef with morels or watercress salad with vitamins.
Details and technical informations about Winery Comtesse du Barry's Rencontres Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux.
Discover the grape variety: Gros Bourgogne
A very old grape variety that has been cultivated for a long time in Italy and Switzerland (cantons of Valais and Vaud), and is now clearly on the way out. In these countries, it still exists in the vineyards in the form of isolated strains... in France, it is completely unknown and yet it bears the name of a French wine region. According to A.D.N. analyses (J.F. Vouillamoz), its parents include white gouais, furmint, harslevelu, savagnin blanc, sylvaner, etc.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Rencontres Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux from Winery Comtesse du Barry are 2012, 2014
Informations about the Winery Comtesse du Barry
The Winery Comtesse du Barry is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux
The wine region of Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cailleteau Bergeron or the Château Haut-Lalande Grand Vin produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, red cherry or bay leaf and sometimes also flavors of black plum, mint or cocoa.
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: Ampélographie
Study of the vine, and more particularly the grape varieties.
