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Mouton Cadet Reserve Graves Rouge AOC
Item number: 009714
Name: Reserve Mouton Cadet Graves Rouge AOC
Production area: France - Bordeaux
Producer: P. Baron de Rothschild
Grape varieties: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
Soil: The Graves are the oldest wine growing region of Bordeaux. The Romans had planted their vines. The name of the appellation owes its soil, the "graves" (Eng. rubble, gravel), which consist of layers of thousands of years from the Pyrenees to the Garonne alluvial pebbles and gravel debris. This very low in nutrients, well-drained, gravelly alluvial soils provide excellent conditions for viticulture. About 60% of the cultivated in the Graves wines are red wines.
Color: red
Maturity: enjoy and storable
Description: Color: deep, dense purple Nose: expressive, ripe fruit bouquet with aromas of red and black cherry alongside distinctive hints of cherry pits taste: on the palate are soft and elegant, while being open-hearted, full-bodied and very sustained with remarkable length, supported by elegant tannins
Serving suggestion: with hearty meat dishes, like venison, marinated beef or veal medallions, also delicious with pasta with spicy-hot sauces
Serving temperature: 18.00 ° C
Analysis:
Alcohol content: 12.00%
Residual sugar: 1.20 g / l
Acid: 3.40 g / l
Will drink well now
stored for up to (at least): six to eight years
Preparation: To the fruity character of the reserve to preserve wines, selected grapes are de-stemmed in the traditional way, gently crushed and macerated before fermentation, first for a while cold. The six-to eight-day fermentation at controlled temperatures, followed by another, longer maceration, during which it can escape the wine the skins very elegant, soft, rounded tannins, before he goes through 100% malolactic fermentation to more gentle power and wealth to . unfold
General: The house Baron Philippe de Rothschild distinguishes its international top quality wines in two families at Château wines and wine brands. Under a big name they share the same commitment to the highest class and a shared secret of success: the art of assemblage. The superior quality of the Réserve Mouton Cadet line are more than elegant brand wines. As exquisite vineyard wines, they are both ambassadors for their various appellations, the terroir of soils, climate and grape varieties to reflect perfectly. Each Reserve wine produced by the careful composition of the Baron Philippe de Rothschild winemaker and everyone tells us its own, delicious history of its origin. Réserve Mouton Cadet Médoc is produced in limited quantities.
Bottle size: 0,75 l
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