Winery La MondotteSaint-Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet franc and the Merlot.
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 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of the Winery La Mondotte is in the top 10 of wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.
Taste structure of the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from the Winery La Mondotte
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Winery La Mondotte 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 Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Winery La Mondotte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry.
Food and wine pairings with Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
Pairings that work perfectly with Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
Original food and wine pairings with Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
The Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Winery La Mondotte matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef lark, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or duck with orange and honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery La Mondotte's Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé).
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from Winery La Mondotte are 2009, 2015, 2000, 1999 and 2003.
Informations about the Winery La Mondotte
The Winery La Mondotte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Higher tier of Saint-Émilion on Bordeaux's right bank: velvety, complex reds dominated by Merlot (round, silky foundation with aromas of ripe plum, blackcurrant, violet, leather, chocolate and smoke) with spicy Cabernet Franc and structuring Cabernet Sauvignon. Fine tannins, balanced acidity, ages 3 to 30 years. Notes evolving toward tobacco, leather and chocolate at maturity. AOC stricter than Saint-Émilion (yields, minimum 12-month ageing, mandatory tasting panel).
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: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
