Winery Dominique ThienpontLa Marotte Cuvée du Comptoir Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the La Marotte Cuvée du Comptoir Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge from the Winery Dominique Thienpont
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Marotte Cuvée du Comptoir Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge of Winery Dominique Thienpont in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with La Marotte Cuvée du Comptoir Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with La Marotte Cuvée du Comptoir Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with La Marotte Cuvée du Comptoir Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge
The La Marotte Cuvée du Comptoir Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge of Winery Dominique Thienpont matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef marengo "my mom" style, flank steak with shallots in red wine sauce or boar in civet.
Details and technical informations about Winery Dominique Thienpont's La Marotte Cuvée du Comptoir Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of La Marotte Cuvée du Comptoir Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge from Winery Dominique Thienpont are 2014
Informations about the Winery Dominique Thienpont
The Winery Dominique Thienpont is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Bordeaux
The Côtes de Bordeaux appellation was created in 2009 to merge four existing appellations used in the Bordeaux region of France. These four appellations are The Premières Côtes de Blaye, Côtes de Castillon, Côtes de Francs and the red wines of the Cadillac region. The latter were previously under the appellation Premières Côtes de Bordeaux. The changes were a commercially motivated decision, intended to create unity between these important but lesser known appellations.
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: Black Grenache
Grenache is a black grape variety that originated in Spain and is one of the great quality varieties of southern France. Sometimes vinified on its own, it is most often blended with one or more other Rhone or southern grape varieties with complementary qualities such as Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan or Cinsault. Its wines are warm, with aromas of red fruits (cherry) and spices; they oxidize with time. Vinified alone or in very large proportions, Grenache Noir also makes great natural sweet wines in Roussillon (Rivesaltes, Banyuls, Maury) and in the Rhône Valley (Rasteau).
