Château Tour CarolusFronsac

Red wine of Libournais of Bordeaux of France

4.1

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Fronsac of Château Tour Carolus is a red wine from the region of Libournais of Bordeaux.
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.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Fronsac from the Château Tour Carolus

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Fronsac of Château Tour Carolus in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful.

Food and wine pairings with Fronsac

Pairings that work perfectly with Fronsac

Original food and wine pairings with Fronsac

Lamb

The Fronsac of Château Tour Carolus matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of spit-turned boar leg (oven) with "automatic watering"., pizza queen with merguez or forest rabbit.

Details and technical informations about Château Tour Carolus's Fronsac.

Winery

Château Tour Carolus

Grape varieties

Cabernet franc , Cabernet-Sauvignon , Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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

Fronsac - 1996

In the top 100 of of Libournais wines

Average rating: 4.1

The best vintages of Fronsac from Château Tour Carolus are 1996

Informations about the Château Tour Carolus

The winery offers 1 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Tour Carolus is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in the of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 100000 of of France wines

In the top 3500 of of Libournais wines

In the top 250000 of red wines

In the top 400000 wines of the world

The wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

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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