The Château du Retout is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château du Retout wines in Haut-Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château du Retout 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 du Retout wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château du Retout wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), lamb mouse with onions and red wine or wild boar stew marinated in red wine.
On the nose the red wine of Château du Retout. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of licorice, pepper or apricot. In the mouth the red wine of Château du Retout. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Haut-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lestage Simon or the Château La Lagune produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Haut-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Haut-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of leather, sour cherry or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, hay or orange.
In the mouth of Haut-Médoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 512 estates and châteaux in the of Haut-Médoc, producing 836 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Haut-Médoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Château du Retout wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the white wine of Château du Retout. often reveals types of flavors of cream, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or lime.
Haute-Savoie finds in Mondeuse blanche one of the oldest grape varieties planted in its vineyards. It can be found throughout Savoie and Ain, although its cultivation is not very well developed. Barely 5 hectares of vineyards are planted with this variety. It is known by other names such as savouette, dongine, couilleri or aigre blanc. Mondeuse blanche can be recognized by the downy appearance of its young shoots bearing very tan leaves, reminiscent of spider webs. The leaf blade tends to lose its tan appearance as it ages, while the 5 lobes are clearly defined. Mondeuse blanche produces bunches of grapes that give a wine with good acidity and a long shelf life, which can be kept for up to thirty years. They appear compact, cylindrical and winged. The juicy, sweet and crunchy berries ripen in the second late season. The golden yellow or green skin is quite strong, covering an ovoid or spherical fruit of medium size.
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