Full Review

Chateau des Demoiselles

Chateau des Demoiselles
2015 Côtes de Castillon

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Bordeaux Other Red

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 14%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$20
Cellar Selection

Chateau des Demoiselles
2015 Côtes de Castillon

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Bordeaux Other Red

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 14%
Ruby color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate mousse, spiced berries, mossy earth, and black tea with a silky, vibrant, dryish medium body and a tingling, compelling, medium-length finish that shows suggestions of Craisin, spiced nuts, cedar, and pot roast with dusty, drying tannins and moderate oak flavor. A supple, chewy French red that will open up with a hearty carnivorous meal.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Old World, Oaky & Savory
Aroma Aroma: chocolate mousse, spiced berries, mossy earth, and black tea
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with suggestions of craisin, spiced nuts, cedar, and pot roast
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A supple, chewy French red that will really open up with a hearty carnivorous meal.

The Producer

VIGNOBLES DUCOURT

The Producer

Bordeaux Other Red

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Bordeaux reds are made from as many as five red varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec (although this last variety is rarely used in Bordeaux these days). While the classified chateaux form the Haut-Medoc are the most famous - and expensive - red wines from Bordeaux, there are several others produced in the region. Cru Bourgeois are excellent wines that are not as celebrated as the top wines of the region, but are fine values and are wines that can drink well for up to a decade.

Another red Bordeaux that is a notable value is Entre-Deux-Mers; wines from this district account for much of the basic Bordeaux reds that are produced today. Other reds from Bordeaux include those labeled as Blaye, Cotes-de-Bourg and Fronsac.