Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC - Clos La Madeleine

With the Clos La Madeleine Saint-Émilion Grand Cru comes a first-class red wine in the wine glass. Here it reveals a wonderfully bright, ruby color. If you give it some air in the glass by swirling, you can perceive a perfect balance in this red wine, because it does not stand out on the glass walls watery or syrupy or liqueur-like. The first nose of the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru reveals nuances of blackberries and plums. The fruity parts of the bouquet are joined by notes of barrel aging such as even more fruity-balsamic nuances.

The Clos La Madeleine Saint-Émilion Grand Cru presents itself wonderfully dry to the wine connoisseur. This red wine is never coarse or meager, but round and smooth. Balanced and complex, this fleshy red wine presents itself on the palate. The finale of this youthful red wine from the wine-growing region of Bordeaux, more precisely from Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, finally convinces with considerable reverberation. Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, because this Frenchman exudes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underlines the success of wines from the Old World. After the grape harvest, the grapes reach the press house by the fastest route. Here they are selected and carefully broken up. Fermentation follows in small wood at controlled temperatures. Vinification is followed by aging on the fine lees for several months before the wine is finally bottled.

Food recommendation for Clos La Madeleine Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

This red wine from France is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15 - 18°C. It is perfect as an accompanying wine to duck breast with snow peas, osso buco or roasted calf's liver with apples, onions and balsamic vinegar sauce.

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