The Château Pichon Le Mayne is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Graves de Vayres to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Pichon Le Mayne wines in Graves de Vayres among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Pichon Le Mayne wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Pichon Le Mayne wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Pichon Le Mayne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, lamb tagine with prunes or duck breast with honey.
In the mouth the red wine of Château Pichon Le Mayne. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Graves de Vayres is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château du Petit Puch or the Domaine Louis Eschenauer produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Graves de Vayres are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Graves de Vayres often reveals types of flavors of oaky, honey or tobacco and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, licorice or black cherries.
In the mouth of Graves de Vayres is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 54 estates and châteaux in the of Graves de Vayres, producing 103 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Graves de Vayres go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Château Pichon Le Mayne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of reblochon tartiflette, quiche without pastry or roast turkey in the oven.
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.
Planning a wine route in the of Graves de Vayres? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Pichon Le Mayne.
Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.
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Strictly speaking, the notion of terroir corresponds to the geological characteristics of a vineyard. However, when we talk about terroir, we take into account the soil, the climate (even the microclimate), the flora, the fauna, and the human factor that characterizes the practices that make up the art of the craft.
