Wine "Chateau Pradeau Mazeau", Bordeaux AOC, 2015
Reviews of purchase "Chateau Pradeau Mazeau", Bordeaux AOC, 2015
Tasting Notes
The wine has a beautiful ruby red color with garnet.
The taste of wine - full-bodied and generous, with soft tannins on the juicy fruit background. The finish is long, pleasant.
The wine has a delicate aroma with notes of ripe fruit, hints of bracken, candied fruit and spice nuances.
The wine is perfect with red meat, pates and soft cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Chateau de Terrefort-Quancard - dry red wine created from grapes of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, which have been grown on limestone soils appellasona Bordeaux Supérieur. The average age of the vines is 30 years. Maceration of wort takes place in concrete tanks for 25-27 days at 28-30 ° C, then kept wine in oak casks partially partially - in tanks. Vintage 2009 is ready to use right now, but the best period for tasting it, according to the creators, is the 2017-2019 biennium.
Chateau Terrefort-Kankar Kankar belongs to the family since 1891. The estate was built in the XVI century and has been witness to many events associated with the development of the Bordeaux region. It is noteworthy that the vineyards are located in the Chateau 45th parallel, at the intersection of the lines of the North Pole and the Equator. Thus, the grapes are grown in temperate oceanic climate, making wines get their sophistication and exceptional taste.
Cheval Quancard - a company founded in 1844 by a man named Pierre Kankar having several interesting traits - inquisitiveness and a desire to learn and explore new things. These qualities, in consequence, become a kind of "philosophical thread" of the company. This is evidenced by the perfect Pierre spontaneous riding trip along the Gironde, in order to study the work surrounding vinodelen.Dva Kankara son Pierre inherited from the father of these qualities. Evžen once went on a trip around the world to learn new technologies and bring fresh ideas to the family business, and his brother John, meanwhile, kept his father created a winery.
Since 1968, the family is actively expanding its land holdings. Today the company "Cheval Quancard" controls grandson Evzhena - Roland.
Producer's description
The history of the winery Toutigeac goes back to the distant 1928, when Charles Malle acquired Domain de Tutijac. In 1949, Charles’s granddaughter, Michelle, married Rene Mazo, who at that time had just graduated from the prestigious winemaking department in Bordeaux. In 1970, the family buys Domaine de Hartes, and in 1972 began selling bottled wine throughout Europe. Today, the fifth generation of the family with all the passion given to his beloved work. Years of experience, loyalty to tradition and the use of modern technologies make Toutigeac wines desired not only in France, but also far beyond its borders.
