Château Talmont 'Les Charmes' AOP Bordeaux Red 2021

Château Talmont ‘Les Charmes’ Red 2021 is a blend of the typical grapes varieties from the Bordeaux area: 73% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc. Grapes are selected from the best vines of the family property: clusters are meticulously picked, destemmed on the plot, and then crushed when they arrive at the winery. Each grape variety is vinified separately. The alcoholic and malolactic fermentations take place in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks to optimize the extraction of color, fruit aromas and tannins. For this cuvée, the best wines of the vintage have been selected and then aged for a minimum of 9 months, in contact with French oak staves. The final blend results in a medium-body wine, balanced and elegant, with well-integrated tannins. The oak enhances the fruit, gives more roundness, and reinforces the structure of the wine. As for the tasting notes, this wine has an intense and sustained garnet color; the nose reveals a gourmet bouquet with notes of red fruits (strawberries and cherries) enhanced with a milky touch; the mouth is dense and voluptuous, supported by soft and creamy tannins, with a subtly smoky finish. We recommend pairing this fine-dining red wine with baked chicken breasts, game meats, truffle pastas, goat cheeses and sheep milk cheeses.