Château MenotaBarsac Moelleux
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Barsac Moelleux
Pairings that work perfectly with Barsac Moelleux
Original food and wine pairings with Barsac Moelleux
The Barsac Moelleux of Château Menota matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or quiche with courgettes and roquefort cheese.
Details and technical informations about Château Menota's Barsac Moelleux.
Discover the grape variety: Helfensteiner
Intraspecific crossing obtained in Germany in 1931 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between early pinot noir and frankenthal. This variety can still be found in Germany, the United Kingdom, etc. In France, it is practically unknown.
Informations about the Château Menota
The Château Menota is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Barsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barsac
The wine region of Barsac is located in the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Climens or the Château Nairac produce mainly wines sweet, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Barsac are Muscadelle, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Barsac often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, brown sugar or papaya and sometimes also flavors of toasted almonds, guava or jasmine.
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: Cordial
Said of a warm, heady wine. Also used to describe wines and spirits with allegedly therapeutic properties.
