Château Le FagéCuvée Grande Réserve Monbazillac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Cuvée Grande Réserve Monbazillac of the Château Le Fagé is in the top 10 of wines of Monbazillac.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Grande Réserve Monbazillac of Château Le Fagé in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Grande Réserve Monbazillac
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Grande Réserve Monbazillac
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Grande Réserve Monbazillac
The Cuvée Grande Réserve Monbazillac of Château Le Fagé matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of grilled sardine fillets, thai shrimp soup (tom yam goong) or tarte tatin.
Details and technical informations about Château Le Fagé's Cuvée Grande Réserve Monbazillac.
Discover the grape variety: Traminette
Interspecific crossing between 23416 Joannès Seyve (4.825 Bertille Seyve x 7053 Seibel) and the gewurztraminer obtained in 1965 by Herb Barrett of the University of Illinois (United States) and selected by the Experimental Station of Cornell University in Geneva (United States) In this country, it can be found in many wine-producing regions, as well as in Canada and Germany, but it is virtually unknown in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Grande Réserve Monbazillac from Château Le Fagé are 2011, 2012, 2009, 2015
Informations about the Château Le Fagé
The Château Le Fagé is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Monbazillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monbazillac
The wine region of Monbazillac is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Tirecul la Gravière or the Grande Maison produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monbazillac are Muscadelle, Pinot noir and Malbec, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monbazillac often reveals types of flavors of honey, elderflower or cream and sometimes also flavors of tropical, pear or white peach.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Fermentation
The process by which grape juice becomes wine, thanks to the action of yeasts that transform sugar into alcohol.
