The Château Croix du Trale of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Croix du Trale
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 231 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Croix du Trale is one of the best wineries to follow in Haut-Médoc.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Croix du Trale wines

Looking for the best Château Croix du Trale wines in Haut-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Croix du Trale wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Croix du Trale wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Croix du Trale

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Croix du Trale

How Château Croix du Trale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, meatballs catalan style or roast duck in the oven.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Croix du Trale

On the nose the red wine of Château Croix du Trale. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, black fruits or black currant and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Croix du Trale. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Croix du Trale

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Croix du Trale.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec
  • Carménère

Discovering 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.

In the mouth of Haut-Médoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 512 estates and châteaux in the of Haut-Médoc, producing 836 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Haut-Médoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top pink wines of Château Croix du Trale

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Croix du Trale

How Château Croix du Trale wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, lamb tagine with honey and onions or simple chicken curry.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Croix du Trale.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

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.

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Discover the grape variety: Carmenère

Carménère is a grape variety of Bordeaux origin. It is the result of a cross between Cabernet Franc and Gros Cabernet. In France, it occupies only about ten hectares, but it is also grown in Chile, Peru, the Andes, California, Italy and Argentina. The leaves of the carmenere are shiny and revolute. Its berries are round and medium-sized. Carménère is susceptible to grey rot, especially in wet autumn. It can also be exposed to the risk of climatic coulure, which is why it is important to grow it on poor soil and in warm areas. Carménère is associated with an average second ripening period. This variety has only one approved clone, 1059. It can be vinified with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. It produces a rich, highly coloured wine, which acquires character when combined with other grape varieties.

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