Winery TutiacChapelle de Tutiac Premières Côtes de Blaye Merlot
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 Chapelle de Tutiac Premières Côtes de Blaye Merlot from the Winery Tutiac
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Chapelle de Tutiac Premières Côtes de Blaye Merlot of Winery Tutiac in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Chapelle de Tutiac Premières Côtes de Blaye Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Chapelle de Tutiac Premières Côtes de Blaye Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Chapelle de Tutiac Premières Côtes de Blaye Merlot
The Chapelle de Tutiac Premières Côtes de Blaye Merlot of Winery Tutiac matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, flights in the wind à la provençale or rabbit with homemade mustard.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tutiac's Chapelle de Tutiac Premières Côtes de Blaye Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Merlot 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Chapelle de Tutiac Premières Côtes de Blaye Merlot from Winery Tutiac are 2015
Informations about the Winery Tutiac
The Winery Tutiac is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 187 wines for sale in the of Premières Côtes de Blaye to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Premières Côtes de Blaye
The wine region of Premières Côtes de Blaye is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Marquis de Vauban or the Château Sainte-Luce Bellevue produce mainly wines red, white and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Premières Côtes de Blaye are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Premières Côtes de Blaye often reveals types of flavors of leather, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or vanilla.
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: Ugni blanc
White grape variety of Italian origin, and the main white variety grown in France. Its large bunches give fine, light and lively wines, suitable for distillation: today it is the main variety for making cognac and armagnac. Ugni blanc, which is a little richer in alcohol when grown in Mediterranean regions, is used in the blending of the Provence and Corsica appellations, often in association with other grape varieties that bring aromas and structure, such as clairette, grenache blanc or sauvignon. Ugni blanc is also used, on a secondary basis, in the production of certain white wines in Gironde (AOC Bordeaux, Entre-deux-Mers, etc.).
