Appellation: Saint-Emilion AOC
Blend: 100% Merlot
Tasting note: Château Tonneret has a fine nose, immensely appealing wine with an intense purple colour. The powerful bouquet is quite fruity (red fruit and candied fruit) with added hints of animal and menthol. Hearty and well structured, Château Tonneret is especially attractive due to its long, fruity aftertaste development on the palate.
Appellation: VDP Côtes de Gascogne
Blend: 50 % Chardonnay
50 % Colombard
Tasting note: Chardonnay has a rich bouquet, with hints of very ripe fruit (apple, banana and pear) and lime-blossom, typical of this grape variety. A suggestion of honey shows that this wine comes from a warm region. This rich, full-bodied, wine has a beautiful honeyed aftertaste. This Chardonnay is smooth, elegant and powerful. It reflects the fine winegrowing soil and warm sunshine. The grapes are harvested before they become over-ripe to ensure that the wine has finesse and a fine bouquet
Appellation: Vin de pays d’Oc
Blend: 100% Merlot
Tasting note: Merlot from the Languedoc has a somewhat simpler bouquet than the Syrah. It is quite full with lots of rich, ripe, red fruit and is very similar to other grape varieties grown in the region. The climate obviously has a strong effect on Merlot grapes. There is an indescribable aroma of herbs typical of the garrigue, of local scrubland, as well as a hint of oriental spices.
This extremely vinous wine is well-balanced, intense and fruity on the palate, with hints of prunes. It is well-balanced and round. The tannins are soft and finely-textured and there is a delicious spicy aftertaste.
Appellation: St. Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Blend: Merlot 70%
Cabernet Sauvignon 25%
Cabernet Franc 5%
Vintage: aaaa
Tasting note: A very classy Claret nose leads on to a ripe, flavoursome Merlot palate, smooth with a surprisingly long finish for a wine at this level. Fantastic with a classic Sunday roast and also good with lamb dishes.
Appellation: Bordeaux Supérieur
Blend: 50% Merlot
50% Cabernet Sauvignon
Tasting note: The Cuvée Raphaël is always a very dense, very concentrated wine with elegant tannins that stand out, but are mellow and smooth. They are elegantly woody, but not excessively to leave plenty of room for the fruit.
Appellation: Bordeaux Blanc AOC
Blend: 70% Sauvignon
20% Semillon
10% Muscadelle
Tasting note: The Sauvignon produces aromatic strength and freshness, while the Semillon complements this with a certain degree of roundness on the palate. The Muscadelle adds intense white flower notes to the aromatic range of the finished wine.
All in all, a white wine with intense white and citrus fruit aromas, which is both fresh and round on the palate.
Appellation: Grand Vin de Bordeaux
Blend: 50% Merlot
40% Cabernet Sauvignon
9% Cabernet Franc
1% Malbec
Tasting note: The Bordeaux Clairet is particularly aromatic and has a very deep red fruit colour. It is also more substantial than traditional rosés, with good body and exuberant fruitiness, which comes the wine being produced from the musts run off just after vatting begins (called saignée)
Appellation: Bordeaux Supérieur Red
Blend: 50% Merlot
40% Cabernet Sauvignon
9% Cabernet Franc
1% Malbec
Tasting note: With its equal proportions of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, Château de Parenchère Bordeaux Supérieur Red is half-way between a Médoc and a Saint-Emilion.
Merlot gives it its supple, fruity fleshiness; Cabernet-Sauvignon provides structure and additional tannic density.
This traditional Parenchère blend is generally very fleshy, with a very deeply coloured robe. Characterized by a good balance between fruit and tannin, it displays distinct red fruit aromas with a long, sustained finish.
Origin
Zone of Lugana, south of the Lake Garda.
Grapes
Trebbiano di Lugana 100%
Alcohol
12% vol.
Vinification
Short maceration (24 hours maximum), with grape skins in stainless steel tanks; 4 months maturation in stainless steel tanks, 7 days fermentation in stainless steel tanks; 4 months maturation in stainless steel tanks.
Tasting Notes
Moon yellow in color, with clean and spicy smell, highlighted by delicious hints of tropical fruit. The taste is medium-bodied with a clean, crisp finish.
Recommended with
Excellent with sea food and cold white meats, light appetizers, soups and fish.
Service Temperature
10°-12° C
Chardonnay is a varietal vine cultivated to the south of Lake Garda in the natural amphitheatre formed by glacial hills.
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay
Geographical location and characteristics of the vineyard: to the south of Lake Garda in the municipality of Peschiera.
Average age of the vines: 30 years
Period of the harvest: first ten days of September
Vinification: fermentation for 15/20 days in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 16/18 degrees. Refinement for 4-5 months in stainless steel tanks followed by 2-3 months in bottles before sale.
Colour: straw yellow with greenish highlights.
Bouquet: intense with pleasing floral and fruity notes.
Taste: dry, fresh, well-structured body, balanced with remarkable softness.
Serving temperature: 9-10°C