Domaine Pré BaronCôt - Malbec Touraine
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Côt and the Malbec.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Côt - Malbec Touraine
Pairings that work perfectly with Côt - Malbec Touraine
Original food and wine pairings with Côt - Malbec Touraine
The Côt - Malbec Touraine of Domaine Pré Baron matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, chicken legs and changing or goose eggs in salad.
Details and technical informations about Domaine Pré Baron's Côt - Malbec Touraine.
Discover the grape variety: Côt
Powerful, structured reds with an almost black inky robe, firm tannins and preserved acidity, with intense aromas of blackberry, plum, blackcurrant, violet, cocoa, spice and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential. Absolute star of Cahors AOC on the Lot terraces, where it is called Auxerrois (minimum 70% in blends), and a global conqueror as Malbec in Argentina (Mendoza). Also found in Touraine (Côt de Loire) and the South-West. Autochthonous French variety from Quercy.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Côt - Malbec Touraine from Domaine Pré Baron are 2014
Informations about the Domaine Pré Baron
The Domaine Pré Baron is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 18 wines for sale in the of Touraine to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Touraine
Signature Sauvignon as king of Touraine whites (~80% of plantings): dry, expressive with notes of citrus, green apple, gooseberry, white flowers, exotic fruit and a touch of boxwood, lively acidity — ideal aperitif. Gamay as a juicy, crunchy red (cherry, raspberry, discreet tannins), more structured Cabernet Franc (bell pepper, raspberry) and dense Côt to complete it. Chenin and Chardonnay among whites. Vast Loire AOC between Blois and Tours, tuffeau and flint.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Noble rot
A fungus called botrytis cinerea that develops during the over-ripening phase, an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".
