Château TestudSainte-Foy-Bordeaux
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux of the Château Testud is in the top 20 of wines of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux.
Food and wine pairings with Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux
Pairings that work perfectly with Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux
Original food and wine pairings with Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux
The Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux of Château Testud matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, roast pork with onions and honey or roast deer my grandmother's way.
Details and technical informations about Château Testud's Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
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.
Informations about the Château Testud
The Château Testud is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux
The wine region of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Martet or the Château Hostens-Picant produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of tobacco, tropical fruit or lime and sometimes also flavors of apricot, pear or stone.
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.
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