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The taste of wine is greatly influenced by the soil, climate, and type of grape used. The soil provides essential nutrients and minerals, affecting the wine's flavor and complexity. Climate impacts grape growth, with factors like temperature, sunlight, and rainfall shaping the wine's acidity, sweetness, and body.
Different grape varieties bring unique flavors and characteristics, from bold and robust to light and fruity. Together, these elements create the diverse and rich tastes found in wines.
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Climate
The climate is temperate continental. A specific characteristic of the region is that temperatures warm up very quickly in spring and cool down much later in autumn. A unique advantage here is the local air currents, which prevent the cold weather from lingering too long during the winter months. The air temperature allows for the accumulation of enough sugar and acids to give harmony and softness to the wine.
Soils
Maroon wood soil, a mixture of clay and sand, deluvial rocky and alluvial-deluvially slightly sandy and clayish. The climate and soils are particularly suited to the grape varieties grown in the region and give the wine the necessary sweetness and density.
Wine varieties
Different grape varieties are used to create a wide range of wines, each bringing unique flavors and characteristics. Red grapes produce bold, robust wines, while white grapes offer crisp, refreshing profiles.
Unique grape varieties add distinct complexity and depth, showcasing the versatility and richness of wine.
Chardonnay
Chardonnay, the world’s most popular white grape variety, originates from Burgundy and Champagne, France, and is synonymous with prestigious French white and sparkling wines. Known for producing light, fresh, and fruity wines, Chardonnay develops rich notes of vanilla, smoke, and oak when aged in barrels.
Sauvignon Blane
Sauvignon Blanc, a premium white wine from Bordeaux, France, thrives in maroon wood soils and airy regions. Known for strong growth and high yield, it produces fresh, harmonious wines with notes of hay, tropical fruits, and gooseberries. While typically enjoyed young, these wines also have aging potential.
Sémillon
Sémillon is a white wine grape variety from Bordeaux, France.
It’s cultivated to make high quality dry white wines with a flavor of oak, grain, honey, and melon. Muscadelle and Viognier are French white grapes varieties that can be combined with other varieties to create wines with a remarkable bouquet.
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon, the world’s most popular red grape, hails from Bordeaux, France. It produces high-quality red and blended wines with a deep red color and intense aromas of black currant, blackberry, and mulberry. Oak aging adds rich, complex flavors of spices, oak, smoke, and chocolate.
Merlot
Merlot is a high quality grape variety, originating from France.
Merlot wines are characterized by an intense red color, fullness, harmony of taste and a rich bouquet.
The mature wines are defined by a complex aroma that brings up notes of oak, candied fruits, smoke and truffles.
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Franc is a red wine grape variety originating in France. It is used for producing table and dessert wines. These wines are of a pale red color with aromas of raspberries, blackberries, black currant, and blueberries. Upon longer ageing the wine develops a touch of spices and musk.
Malbec & Petit Verdot
Malbec and Petit Verdot are French red wine grape varieties.
These grape varieties produce high quality red wines with a deep color, rich flavor and aroma.