The Château Vieux Cruzelle is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux Supérieur.. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Bordeaux Supérieur to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Vieux Cruzelle wines in Bordeaux Supérieur among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Vieux Cruzelle wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Vieux Cruzelle wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Vieux Cruzelle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), veal paupiettes with onions and tomatoes or home-made cassoulet.
Bordeaux Supérieur is an appellation level applied to wines produced in the Generic area of the Bordeaux PDO. They are produced from the classic Bordeaux Grape varieties. The reds are, as the name suggests, intended to be a slightly "superior" form of the standard Bordeaux AOC wines. They are therefore heavily based on Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, with smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec.
Some wines may feature the "lost child" of Bordeaux, Carménère. Small quantities of white wine are produced. However, as the wines must be Sweet, this does not represent a level of quality as is the case for the red designation. These wines are generally made from Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.
Some blends may include Muscadelle, Ugni Blanc and Merlot Blanc. Similarly, the Graves Supérieures appellation is specific to sweet white wines. Only two French wine regions have adopted the concept of having a "superior" level for their appellations. The other is Beaujolais.
How Château Vieux Cruzelle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of delicious bourguignon, veal chops au gratin or rabbit legs with fresh cream.
Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
How Château Vieux Cruzelle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pork tongue with bacon and onions or pork in a salty-sweet way.
Removal of the right to the appellation of origin of a wine; it is then marketed as Vin de France.
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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.
