Château Tour d'AuronMerlot Bordeaux Supérieur
Red wine
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 veal.
Taste structure of the Merlot Bordeaux Supérieur from the Château Tour d'Auron
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Merlot Bordeaux Supérieur of Château Tour d'Auron in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Merlot Bordeaux Supérieur of Château Tour d'Auron in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Merlot Bordeaux Supérieur
Pairings that work perfectly with Merlot Bordeaux Supérieur
Original food and wine pairings with Merlot Bordeaux Supérieur
The Merlot Bordeaux Supérieur of Château Tour d'Auron matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, veal cutlets with savoy tomme or duck legs with cider and small onions.
Details and technical informations about Château Tour d'Auron's Merlot Bordeaux Supérieur.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot is a red grape variety with small black berries that appeared at the end of the 18th century. It is produced in most of the Bordeaux terroirs, where it represents 58% of the planted area, and its best terroir is located in Pomerol and Saint-Emilion on cool, clay-limestone soils. At the mythical Château Pétrus, the wine is made with 95% Merlot, with a dark, dense colour, aromas of red and black fruits and a superb range of flavours, the Merlot transforms during its ageing to give way to notes of prunes, undergrowth and spices. On the palate, it is supple with distinguished tannins. It is often blended with Cabernet Sauvignon. Merlot is no longer exclusive to Bordeaux, it is nowadays vinified all over the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Merlot Bordeaux Supérieur from Château Tour d'Auron are 2010, 2011, 2009
Informations about the Château Tour d'Auron
The Château Tour d'Auron is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bordeaux Supérieur
Quality expression of generic Bordeaux: more concentrated, structured reds suited to 3-7 years' ageing, dominated by round Merlot (plum, black fruits), with firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar), Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for the tannic frame. Stricter rules: higher planting density, limited yields, higher alcohol, longer ageing (often 12 months). Across the whole Gironde. Affordable yet serious Bordeaux, perfect at the table.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Green
Said of a wine that is too acidic or marked by unpleasant vegetal tastes.
