Château Corbin-MichotteSaint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé until 2012)
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Malbec, the Petit Verdot 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).
The Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé until 2012) of the Château Corbin-Michotte is in the top 70 of wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.
Taste structure of the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé until 2012) from the Château Corbin-Michotte
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé until 2012) of Château Corbin-Michotte in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé until 2012) of Château Corbin-Michotte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of butter, earthy or blackberry.
Food and wine pairings with Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé until 2012)
Pairings that work perfectly with Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé until 2012)
Original food and wine pairings with Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé until 2012)
The Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé until 2012) of Château Corbin-Michotte matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked lasagna, dad's lamb mouse or rabbit with chorizo.
Details and technical informations about Château Corbin-Michotte's Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé until 2012).
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classé until 2012) from Château Corbin-Michotte are 1966, 1967, 1989, 1982 and 1964.
Informations about the Château Corbin-Michotte
The Château Corbin-Michotte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Higher tier of Saint-Émilion on Bordeaux's right bank: velvety, complex reds dominated by Merlot (round, silky foundation with aromas of ripe plum, blackcurrant, violet, leather, chocolate and smoke) with spicy Cabernet Franc and structuring Cabernet Sauvignon. Fine tannins, balanced acidity, ages 3 to 30 years. Notes evolving toward tobacco, leather and chocolate at maturity. AOC stricter than Saint-Émilion (yields, minimum 12-month ageing, mandatory tasting panel).
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Passerillage
Concentration of the grape by drying out, under the influence of wind or sun, as opposed to botrytisation, which is the concentration obtained by the development of the "noble rot" for which Botrytis cinerea is responsible. The word is mainly used for sweet wines.
