Winery TaponChâteau des Moines Abbaye Frère Jacques Montagne-Saint-Émilion
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Food and wine pairings with Château des Moines Abbaye Frère Jacques Montagne-Saint-Émilion
Pairings that work perfectly with Château des Moines Abbaye Frère Jacques Montagne-Saint-Émilion
Original food and wine pairings with Château des Moines Abbaye Frère Jacques Montagne-Saint-Émilion
The Château des Moines Abbaye Frère Jacques Montagne-Saint-Émilion of Winery Tapon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of lomo saltado, fried vegetables with merguez and chipo or rabbit stew the old fashioned way.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tapon's Château des Moines Abbaye Frère Jacques Montagne-Saint-Émilion.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Informations about the Winery Tapon
The Winery Tapon is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Montagne-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Montagne-Saint-Émilion
The wine region of Montagne-Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château La Fauconnerie or the Château l'Art de Maison Neuve produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Montagne-Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Montagne-Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of cherry, bramble or cinnamon and sometimes also flavors of mint, stone or raisin.
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: Véraison
A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.
