Winery TutiacChâteau Croix de Paty Pair Non Pair Côtes de Bourg
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 Château Croix de Paty Pair Non Pair Côtes de Bourg from the Winery Tutiac
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Château Croix de Paty Pair Non Pair Côtes de Bourg of Winery Tutiac in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Château Croix de Paty Pair Non Pair Côtes de Bourg
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Croix de Paty Pair Non Pair Côtes de Bourg
Original food and wine pairings with Château Croix de Paty Pair Non Pair Côtes de Bourg
The Château Croix de Paty Pair Non Pair Côtes de Bourg of Winery Tutiac matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, lamb confit with new potatoes or duck breast with honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tutiac's Château Croix de Paty Pair Non Pair Côtes de Bourg.
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 Château Croix de Paty Pair Non Pair Côtes de Bourg from Winery Tutiac are 2016
Informations about the Winery Tutiac
The Winery Tutiac is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 188 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Bourg to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Bourg
The wine region of Côtes de Bourg is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc de Cambes or the Château Tayac produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bourg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bourg often reveals types of flavors of oak, sweet tobacco or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cigar, ripe blackberries or bell pepper.
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.
The word of the wine: Reduction
A physiological and chemical phenomenon that occurs in wine in the absence of oxygen. The smell of reduction is characterized by animal and sometimes fetid notes that disappear in principle with aeration. It is recommended to decant reduced wines.
