Winery Ménage à TroisMidnight Dark Red Blend
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Pinot noir.
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.
Taste structure of the Midnight Dark Red Blend from the Winery Ménage à Trois
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Midnight Dark Red Blend of Winery Ménage à Trois in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Midnight Dark Red Blend of Winery Ménage à Trois in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, apples or butter.
Food and wine pairings with Midnight Dark Red Blend
Pairings that work perfectly with Midnight Dark Red Blend
Original food and wine pairings with Midnight Dark Red Blend
The Midnight Dark Red Blend of Winery Ménage à Trois matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of marinated shrimp skewers with garlic, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or veal paupiettes with cider.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ménage à Trois's Midnight Dark Red Blend.
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 Midnight Dark Red Blend from Winery Ménage à Trois are 1998, 1981, 1990, 2000 and 1969.
Informations about the Winery Ménage à Trois
The Winery Ménage à Trois is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
The word of the wine: Presses
The juice that results from pressing the grapes after fermentation. At the end of the maceration, the vats are emptied, the first juice obtained is called the free-run wine and the marc remaining at the bottom of the vat is then pressed to give the press wine. We say more quickly "the presses". Their quality varies according to the vintage and the maceration. A too vigorous extraction releases the tannins of pips and the wine of press can then prove to be very astringent. Often the winemaker raises it separately, deciding later whether or not to incorporate it totally or partially into the grand vin.
