The L'Enclos de Saint Jacques is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux Supérieur.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best L'Enclos de Saint Jacques wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent L'Enclos de Saint Jacques 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 L'Enclos de Saint Jacques wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How L'Enclos de Saint Jacques wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of peasant minestrone, light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream) or chicken tikka massala.
Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
Some wines may feature the "lost child" of Bordeaux, Carménère. Small quantities of white wine are produced. However, as the wines must be Sweet, this does not represent a level of quality as is the case for the red designation. These wines are generally made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.
Some blends may include Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and Merlot Blanc. Similarly, the Graves Supérieures appellation is specific to sweet white wines. Only two French wine regions have adopted the concept of having a "superior" level for their appellations. The other is Beaujolais.
How L'Enclos de Saint Jacques wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, escargots à la bordelaise or duck breast with orange sauce.
On the nose the red wine of L'Enclos de Saint Jacques. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of L'Enclos de Saint Jacques. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
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Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
