The Château La Clyde is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château La Clyde wines in Premières Côtes de Bordeaux among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château La Clyde 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 La Clyde wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château La Clyde wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of tuna, pepper and tomato quiche, fish and seafood gratin or tiramisu (original recipe).
The wine region of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lafitte or the Château Peyruchet produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of leather, melon or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of peach, minerality or apricot.
In the mouth of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 202 estates and châteaux in the of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux, producing 265 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).
How Château La Clyde wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of sausages with kale, quiche without eggs or breton galette with buckwheat flour.
Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Château La Clyde wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, seven o'clock leg of lamb or north welsch.
Egg-shaped vats used for wine making and maturing that favour the natural suspension of the lees thanks to the vortex movements, which give the wine more fat and fruity aromas.
How Château La Clyde wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish tagine, sauté of veal with mushrooms or blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles.
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.
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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.
