Château LafitteMengin Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 veal.
The Mengin Premières Côtes de Bordeaux of the Château Lafitte is in the top 10 of wines of Premières Côtes de Bordeaux.
Taste structure of the Mengin Premières Côtes de Bordeaux from the Château Lafitte
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Mengin Premières Côtes de Bordeaux of Château Lafitte 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 Mengin Premières Côtes de Bordeaux of Château Lafitte in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of leather, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak.
Food and wine pairings with Mengin Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Mengin Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Mengin Premières Côtes de Bordeaux
The Mengin Premières Côtes de Bordeaux of Château Lafitte matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of family potluck, veal meatballs with curry or rabbit italian style.
Details and technical informations about Château Lafitte's Mengin Premières Côtes de Bordeaux.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Mengin Premières Côtes de Bordeaux from Château Lafitte are 2002, 2008, 2005, 2000 and 1999.
Informations about the Château Lafitte
The Château Lafitte is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 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
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.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Dryer
Term that characterizes a hard and tannic wine.
