The Château de Lafont is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Bergerac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Lafont wines in Bergerac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Lafont wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château de Lafont wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Lafont wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), lamb in a crown with spring vegetables or flammekueche (with laughing cow).
On the nose the red wine of Château de Lafont. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blueberry or minerality and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, strawberries or violet.
The wine region of Bergerac is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Tour des Gendres or the Vignoble des Verdots produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Bergerac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Bergerac often reveals types of flavors of non oak, yeast or black currant and sometimes also flavors of mint, pineapple or cream.
In the mouth of Bergerac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 518 estates and châteaux in the of Bergerac, producing 1004 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Bergerac go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian.
Planning a wine route in the of Bergerac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Lafont.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
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Term designating the deposit of tartar crystals in bottled white wines.
