The Domaine du Barrail is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Domaine du Barrail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), vital tone / vitello tonnato (italy) or my grandmother's rabbit stew.
The wine region of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lafitte or the Château Peyruchet produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of leather, melon or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of peach, minerality or apricot.
In the mouth of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 202 estates and châteaux in the of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux, producing 265 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
How Domaine du Barrail wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of truffle from auvergne, rice with milk or tagliatelle with broccoli and gorgonzola sauce.
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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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.
