The Château Hountic is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Moulis-en-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Hountic wines in Moulis-en-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Hountic wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Hountic wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Hountic wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of hungarian goulash, leg of lamb with herb stuffing or rabbit with cider and mushrooms.
Communal AOC of the Medoc (highest point 43 m, ~600 ha): signature Cabernet Sauvignon as red king (45-70% depending on soils) complemented by Merlot (roundness, fruit), Petit Verdot (color, spices) and Cabernet Franc (finesse) — complex signature profile with fresh red fruits, cooked fruits, vanilla, cinnamon, licorice, violet, roasted coffee and undergrowth, velvety tannic frame, mellow and full. Garonne gravels east, clay-limestone center, Pyrenean gravels west.
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Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
