The Domaine De La Mothe is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine De La Mothe wines in Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine De La Mothe 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 Domaine De La Mothe wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine De La Mothe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of grandma's cherry clafoutis or lentil and auvergne blue cheese pie.
Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).
The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.
How Domaine De La Mothe wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, lamb in a crown with spring vegetables or saddle of venison with fresh cream.
Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
