Winery Mikael Bouges - Les Côts Hauts Côt

Winery Mikael BougesLes Côts Hauts Côt

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Les Côts Hauts Côt of Winery Mikael Bouges is a red wine from the region of Touraine of Loire Valley.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Les Côts Hauts Côt of Winery Mikael Bouges in the region of Loire Valley often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Mikael Bouges's Les Côts Hauts Côt.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Les Côts Hauts Côt - 2017
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Les Côts Hauts Côt - 2015
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Les Côts Hauts Côt - 2014
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Les Côts Hauts Côt - 2013
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Les Côts Hauts Côt - 2011
In the top 100 of of Touraine wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Les Côts Hauts Côt from Winery Mikael Bouges are 2017, 2011, 2015, 2013 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Mikael Bouges

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Touraine in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Mikael Bouges is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 60000 of of France wines
In the top 900 of of Touraine wines
In the top 150000 of red wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Touraine

The wine region of Touraine is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Famille Bougrier or the Domaine Joel Delaunay produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Touraine are Cabernet franc, Gamay noir and Chenin blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Touraine often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tar or kiwi and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, lychee or asparagus.


The wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

News related to this wine

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Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Bourgogne

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The word of the wine: Ban des vendanges

Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.

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