Winery GramanLe Mernil Premières Côtes de Bordeaux Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Graman's Le Mernil Premières Côtes de Bordeaux Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Madina
Simple, fresh dry grey-whites with a pale pink, copper-tinted robe and a supple palate with moderate acidity, with understated aromas of citrus and white flowers. Rustic southern profile. Almost vanished from commercial cultivation, preserved in INRAE variety collections; bears witness to the pre-phylloxera ampelographic diversity of southern French vineyards. Rare French grey variety, once grown in the south-east.
Informations about the Winery Graman
The Winery Graman is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 35 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
Bordeaux AOC of great sweet whites on the Garonne's right bank facing Bordeaux: Sémillon signature as white king (~70%) — semi-sweet to liquorous botrytised wines with notes of honey, candied apricot, pineapple, quince, acacia, beeswax and a spicy touch, unctuous richness, ≥34 g/L residual sugar. Sauvignon and Muscadelle complete. AOC reserved for sweet whites since 2009, clay-limestone slopes, autumn mists favouring Botrytis cinerea.
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: Aqueous
Said of a diluted wine for which one has the impression that water has been added.
