Winery EffigieMargaux
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This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Margaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Margaux
Original food and wine pairings with Margaux
The Margaux of Winery Effigie matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef coarse salt, lamb tagine with olives and honey or rabbit terrine in the style of a grandmother (pas de calais).
Details and technical informations about Winery Effigie's Margaux.
Discover the grape variety: Piquepoul
Languedoc family with very high acidity, aromatic signature of southern France. Piquepoul Blanc gives lively, saline whites (Picpoul de Pinet AOC) with notes of citrus, white flowers and marine iodine, ideal with oysters. Piquepoul Noir gives fruity, fresh reds, one of the thirteen authorised varieties at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. French autochthonous variety from Languedoc, in white, black and grey versions.
Informations about the Winery Effigie
The Winery Effigie is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Médoc
Kingdom of Cabernet Sauvignon on siliceous gravel, left bank of the Gironde. Structured, age-worthy reds with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, graphite, tobacco and minty hints, firm tannins. Blend: majority Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot for velvet, Cabernet Franc for perfume, Petit Verdot and Malbec. To the south, Haut-Médoc and 1855 communal appellations (Pauillac, Margaux).
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Mercaptan
Organic compound resulting from the combination of alcohol and sulphide (H2S) producing an unpleasant odour reminiscent of town gas and rotten eggs.
