Château Mayne-VieilCuvée Alienor Fronsac
Red wine
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 game (deer, venison).
The Cuvée Alienor Fronsac of the Château Mayne-Vieil is in the top 20 of wines of Fronsac.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Alienor Fronsac from the Château Mayne-Vieil
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Alienor Fronsac of Château Mayne-Vieil in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Alienor Fronsac of Château Mayne-Vieil in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pepper or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Alienor Fronsac
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Alienor Fronsac
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Alienor Fronsac
The Cuvée Alienor Fronsac of Château Mayne-Vieil matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese, semolina-merguez salad or duck stew with cahors wine.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Alienor Fronsac from Château Mayne-Vieil are 2016, 2012, 2009, 2015 and 2010.
Informations about the Château Mayne-Vieil
The Château Mayne-Vieil is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Fronsac
The wine region of Fronsac is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric or the Château Haut-Carles produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronsac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dried fruit or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, chalk or sweet tobacco.
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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The word of the wine: Empyreumatic
Families of smells and aromas related to smoke, burnt, and more generally to roasting.
