Domaine du BarrailLa Charmille Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
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 balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The La Charmille Premières Côtes de Bordeaux of the Domaine du Barrail is in the top 60 of wines of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux.
Taste structure of the La Charmille Premières Côtes de Bordeaux from the Domaine du Barrail
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the La Charmille Premières Côtes de Bordeaux of Domaine du Barrail in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with La Charmille Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with La Charmille Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
Original food and wine pairings with La Charmille Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
The La Charmille Premières Côtes de Bordeaux of Domaine du Barrail matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beer goulash, potjevleesch (meat in a pot) or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
Details and technical informations about Domaine du Barrail's La Charmille Premières Côtes de Bordeaux.
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.
Informations about the Domaine du Barrail
The Domaine du Barrail is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
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.
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: Tanin
A natural compound contained in the skin of the grape, the seed or the woody part of the bunch, the stalk. The maceration of red wines allows the extraction of tannins, which give the texture, the solidity and also the mellowness when the tannins are "ripe". The winemaker seeks above all to extract the tannins from the skin, the ripest and most noble. The tannins of the seed or stalk, which are "greener", especially in average years, give the wine hardness and astringency. The wines of Bordeaux (based on Cabernet and Merlot) are full of tannins, those of Burgundy much less so, with Pinot Noir containing little.
