Château Les MoinesCuvée Cantemerle Premières Côtes de Blaye
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Cantemerle Premières Côtes de Blaye
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Cantemerle Premières Côtes de Blaye
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Cantemerle Premières Côtes de Blaye
The Cuvée Cantemerle Premières Côtes de Blaye of Château Les Moines matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, osso bucco or roast venison with green pepper sauce.
Details and technical informations about Château Les Moines's Cuvée Cantemerle Premières Côtes de Blaye.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Informations about the Château Les Moines
The Château Les Moines is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Premières Côtes de Blaye to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Premières Côtes de Blaye
Bordeaux right bank facing the Médoc (Gironde estuary): signature Merlot as the royal red (~70%) — fleshy and fruity with notes of cherry, ripe plum, blackberry, red fruits and a hint of sweet spice, round tannins and velvety indulgence, signature accessibility. Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc add structure. Sauvignon, Sémillon and Muscadelle in fresh dry whites. AOC (1938, merged into Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux in 2008), clay-limestone hillsides.
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: Texture
In tasting, the equivalent of touch. It is the set of tactile sensations perceived by the mucous membranes of the mouth: silky, velvety, sticky, fatty, astringent, pasty, etc.
