Château du CrosChâteau Haut-Mayne Graves Supérieures Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Château Haut-Mayne Graves Supérieures Moelleux
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Haut-Mayne Graves Supérieures Moelleux
Original food and wine pairings with Château Haut-Mayne Graves Supérieures Moelleux
The Château Haut-Mayne Graves Supérieures Moelleux of Château du Cros matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon pavés en papillote, knife feet or gaufress and light.
Details and technical informations about Château du Cros's Château Haut-Mayne Graves Supérieures Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Côt
Ribs have travelled a long way! In the Middle Ages it was indeed cultivated in the Yonne region. In Bordeaux, it was used in the production of vins clairets and was present in the Loire Valley where today it is only used in the AOC Touraine and Rosé d'Anjou. It goes by different names: Malbec in Bordeaux or Auxerrois in Cahors, in the Quercy vineyards, where it flourishes.it is a very old red grape variety with medium-sized bunches and berries with melting, juicy and sweet flesh. Very sensitive to frost, disease and temperature changes, it is very productive if preserved and if it reaches a good maturity.côt is used in the vineyards of several major appellations such as the AOC Médoc, Graves, Saint-Emilion, Pomerol, Bergerac, Pécharmant, Buzet, Malepère, Marcillac... Wines made from this grape variety are fruity, tannic, deep in colour and have good ageing potential Cultivated on a surface of 5.000 hectares in France, the côt is also very present in Argentina and Chile.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Château Haut-Mayne Graves Supérieures Moelleux from Château du Cros are 2015
Informations about the Château du Cros
The Château du Cros is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Graves Supérieures to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Graves Supérieures
The wine region of Graves Supérieures is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Bergeron or the Château Menota produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Graves Supérieures are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Graves Supérieures often reveals types of flavors of apricot, ginger or petroleum and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, floral or red fruit.
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: Attack
First impressions perceived after the wine is put in the mouth.
