Château Tour des GendresLe Petit Bois
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Le Petit Bois of Château Tour des Gendres in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of oak, spices or black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Le Petit Bois
Pairings that work perfectly with Le Petit Bois
Original food and wine pairings with Le Petit Bois
The Le Petit Bois of Château Tour des Gendres matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of flemish beer stew, lamb chops with spanish sauce or curried veal roulades.
Details and technical informations about Château Tour des Gendres's Le Petit Bois.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon 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 bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Petit Bois from Château Tour des Gendres are 2011, 2015, 2009
Informations about the Château Tour des Gendres
The Château Tour des Gendres is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Bergerac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Bergerac
The wine region of Côtes de Bergerac is located in the region of Bergerac of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Vignoble des Verdots or the Domaine Les Vignerons de Sigoulès produce mainly wines sweet, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bergerac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Muscadelle, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bergerac often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, microbio or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of raisin, cassis or cherry.
The wine region of South West
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The word of the wine: Overmaturation
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
