Wine:

The 2007 Red Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux L'Aurage represents everything one expects from a great Bordeaux wine with a noble evolution. Notes of undergrowth, dried morel, truffle, dark chocolate and stewed black fruits form an ultra seductive nose; the delicate and refined palate, with a patina of time, offers round and accomplished tannins, perfectly melted in a delicately spiced finish. A beautiful bottle to associate with a veal chop with small vegetables for example.

Vinification:

Mechanical harvesting on one day. Total destemming. Aged in barrels for 20 to 22 months.

Color:

Brick red color.

Nose:

Aromas of undergrowth, dried morel, truffle mixed with notes of dark chocolate and black fruits.

Palate:

Soft and fresh, this wine offers a seductive and complex whole with round and patinated tannins, the finish is finely spiced.

Temperature:

Serve between 14 and 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Game terrine, country pâté, grilled beef and potatoes with Provence herbs, lamb shoulder in a herb crust, duck breast confit.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2030, and even longer for enthusiasts.

François Mitjavile, star winemaker of the Bordeaux region, is as fascinating as the fabulous clay soil that bears his Château Tertre Roteboeuf, a Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Emilion. A free and inspired figure, a philosopher of agricultural thought, he makes wines like no other, from this "extravagant terroir, the most exotic on the south coast" of Saint-Emilion.

Next to the Grand Cru Classé, on 10 hectares of clay and limestone on the border of Saint-Emilion, François and Louis Mitjavile produce a Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux at Domaine de l'Aurage. With the same philosophy and care as Tertre Roteboeuf, this wine cultivates independence of style and devastating charm.