Château Tour CalonCru Grande Réserve Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Cru Grande Réserve Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion from the Château Tour Calon
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cru Grande Réserve Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion of Château Tour Calon in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Cru Grande Réserve Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion
Pairings that work perfectly with Cru Grande Réserve Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion
Original food and wine pairings with Cru Grande Réserve Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion
The Cru Grande Réserve Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion of Château Tour Calon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beer goulash, mathieu's lamb tagine or roast pork confit.
Details and technical informations about Château Tour Calon's Cru Grande Réserve Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cru Grande Réserve Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion from Château Tour Calon are 2010, 2012, 2011
Informations about the Château Tour Calon
The Château Tour Calon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion
The wine region of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Les Hauts Du Bourdonnais or the Domaine La Mauriane produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Puisseguin-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 Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of oaky, anise or mint and sometimes also flavors of cinnamon, black olive or violet.
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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