Pauillac wine
Pauillac, a wine from Bordeaux France Vineyards
Pauillac is a red wine, belonging to the Bordeaux vineyard. It is classified AOC by the Institut national des appellations d’origine (INAO).
Recommanded variety of grapes : Cabernet franc, Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot, Carménère and Petit verdot.
Pauillac is a wine for laying down. Its colour is dark purple, almost black with violaceous shades when it’s young. After a few years, almost ten years forthe best ones, their colour softens to become ruby with amber shades.
To the nose, Pauillac is very concentrated and complex. Red fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry, plum ...), spice (vanilla, pepper, menthol, liquorice) and wood (cedar, grilled, toasted) fragrances dominate.
In the mouth, the wine has a framework. The tannins require a perfect maturity ; otherwise, the mouth would get dry and bitterness would hide the aromas. A long time in the cellar is softening tannins, but maintaining the aromatic power of the wine. These crus are powerfull and structured, but also fine and delicate.
These wines make a smart set with red meat (’entrecôte à la bordelaise’, lamb, veal kidney, game like pigeon or hare).
Some examples of Pauillac ’grands crus’ : Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Mouton-Rothschild.
Production sites : Cissac-Médoc, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien, Saint-Sauveur
Montagne Saint-Emilion
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Graves
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Margaux
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Pomerol
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Lussac-Saint-Emilion
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Haut Medoc
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Médoc
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Cadillac
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Côtes de Bourg
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Bordeaux Supérieur
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Lalande de Pomerol
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Graves de Vayres
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Bordeaux Clairet
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Bordeaux Rosé
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Cremant de Bordeaux
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Pessac-Léognan
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Barsac
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Blayes
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Entre-deux-Mers
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Haut Batailley is a true family affair. In fact, it's been that way for most the 20th century. Today, the traditional Pauillac estate is managed by François-Xavier Borie and his daughter, Emeline. [Wine Cellar Insider] 07.11.2011 An absolutely fabulous, one of a kind event at today’s Wine Media Guild lunch, as member sponsor Mark Golodetz arranged for three fabulous speakers from three fabulous Pauillac Chateaux to share stories of their estates, and of course their wine. The venue, a private room at Felidia in New York (...) [A Wine Story Wine Reviews] 20.10.2011 I doubt there is any poster-child more appropriate for the wind of change that has swept through Bordeaux in recent years, towards the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, than Pontet-Canet. A lowly cinquième cru despite its proximity to the most exalted estates of Pauillac, (...) Bordeaux has had some very bad weather over the last few days, including hail on Friday. As usual, Jane Anson is all over it: Although the storms were localised, Saint Estephe and Pauillac were particularly badly hit, with estimates of up to 900 hectares of vines damaged following a short storm (...) Chateau Latour is now incredibly expensive. The current vintage offered for sale is selling for more than $1,000 per bottle! Is it worth it? That depends... [Wine Cellar Insider] 12.08.2011 You'd think we were living the high life with this meal. Using the awesomeness that is Gilt Taste, we feasted on Flannery Beef wagyu custom blend burgers - equal parts chuck, cross rib, flatiron and shortloin tail - with all... [The Silk Road of Wine] 07.08.2011 Chateau Pichon Baron can make some of the finest wines from not just Pauillac, but all of Bordeaux. However, they lack consistency. 2010 Pichon Baron is a return to form [Wine Cellar Insider] 05.08.2011 While different in style, 2009 Lynch Bages and 2010 Lynch Bages are the first back to back successes for the Pauillac, Bordeaux wine producer since the exalted duo of 1989 and 1990. [Wine Cellar Insider] 15.07.2011 Chateau Latour sets new world record prices for bottles released from their cellars located in Pauillac, Bordeaux in a May, 27, Christies auction. [Wine Cellar Insider] 29.05.2011 As mentioned in the previous post, Jean-Luc Rocha was the second guest chef at Bilson’s in January 2011. Rocha is in charge of the 2 Michelin star Cordeillan-Bages in Pauillac, France. The food was very good and I’d be very happy to have meals like this more often, it just didn’t quite measure up (...) [Appellation Australia] 11.05.2011
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