Winery Département24 Monbazillac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
The 24 Monbazillac of the Winery Département is in the top 90 of wines of Monbazillac.
Food and wine pairings with 24 Monbazillac
Pairings that work perfectly with 24 Monbazillac
Original food and wine pairings with 24 Monbazillac
The 24 Monbazillac of Winery Département matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of gratin of ravioli with salmon, lamb with okra sauce or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Département's 24 Monbazillac.
Discover the grape variety: Couderc 4401
An interspecific cross made in 1884 by Georges Couderc (1850-1928) between chasselas rose and rupestris. This direct-producing hybrid was multiplied much more in the south-west of France and in the Loire Valley, and in some cases was even used as rootstock. François Baco (1865-1947) and Vincent Malègue (1830-1915) also used it as a progenitor. - Synonymy: red bird, tank, Terray hybrid, malafosse, oazo rukh, sakhotin (for all the grape variety synonyms, click here!). - Description: small to medium-sized bunches, cylindrical-conical, winged, more or less compact, sometimes with small green berries, medium-sized stalks remaining green when ripe; small, spherical berries, beautiful bluish-black skin, very pruinose, pulpy, with coloured juice.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of 24 Monbazillac from Winery Département are 2016, 2018
Informations about the Winery Département
The Winery Département is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in the of Monbazillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monbazillac
The wine region of Monbazillac is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tirecul la Gravière or the Grande Maison produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monbazillac are Muscadelle, Pinot noir and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monbazillac often reveals types of flavors of honey, elderflower or cream and sometimes also flavors of tropical, pear or white peach.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Dried
Said of a worn out red wine lacking flesh and volume.
