Château MauracLes Vignes de Cabaleyran Haut-Médoc
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are 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 game (deer, venison).
The Les Vignes de Cabaleyran Haut-Médoc of the Château Maurac is in the top 80 of wines of Haut-Médoc.
Taste structure of the Les Vignes de Cabaleyran Haut-Médoc from the Château Maurac
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Vignes de Cabaleyran Haut-Médoc of Château Maurac 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 Les Vignes de Cabaleyran Haut-Médoc of Château Maurac in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of oaky, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, plum or leather.
Food and wine pairings with Les Vignes de Cabaleyran Haut-Médoc
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Vignes de Cabaleyran Haut-Médoc
Original food and wine pairings with Les Vignes de Cabaleyran Haut-Médoc
The Les Vignes de Cabaleyran Haut-Médoc of Château Maurac matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of meat and goat pie, lamb shoulder confit with harissa or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
Details and technical informations about Château Maurac's Les Vignes de Cabaleyran Haut-Médoc.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Vignes de Cabaleyran Haut-Médoc from Château Maurac are 2011, 2009, 2015, 2002 and 2004.
Informations about the Château Maurac
The Château Maurac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Haut-Médoc
Structured Bordeaux AOC upstream of the Gironde north of Bordeaux: signature Cabernet Sauvignon as king red on the gravel mounds — deep-coloured and tannic with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and a hint of spice, structured and age-worthy. Supple Merlot on clay soils adds roundness (plum, red fruits). Dense Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc complete it. Evolving bouquet (roast, truffle, prune, leather).
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: Red winemaking
Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.
