Château Durfort-VivensHaut-Médoc de Durfort-Vivens
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Haut-Médoc de Durfort-Vivens
Pairings that work perfectly with Haut-Médoc de Durfort-Vivens
Original food and wine pairings with Haut-Médoc de Durfort-Vivens
The Haut-Médoc de Durfort-Vivens of Château Durfort-Vivens matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, lamb mice confit in port wine or magret with pepper.
Details and technical informations about Château Durfort-Vivens's Haut-Médoc de Durfort-Vivens.
Discover the grape variety: Bachet
Bachet noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Aube). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. Bachet noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.
Informations about the Château Durfort-Vivens
The Château Durfort-Vivens is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in the of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Haut-Médoc
The wine region of Haut-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lestage Simon or the Château La Lagune produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Haut-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Haut-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of leather, sour cherry or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, hay or orange.
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.
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Stephen Brook: ‘It is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the Bordeaux region’
My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...
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When I first visited Bordeaux, the sleepy landscape of turreted stone châteaux and vineyards seemed timeless, with traditions so well established you felt they would go on forever. But new energy in this famous wine region is visible and audible: bees buzz and sheep graze in organic vineyards; brand-new cellars brim with sustainable features and wine fermenting in trendy amphorae; unusual grapes are gaining attention; and the number of women in key roles keeps growing. Yoga among the vines is s ...
Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022
The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...
The word of the wine: Flint (smell of)
Mineral odour reminiscent of flint and flint heated during sharpening.
