Château Bellevue LaffontListrac-Médoc
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Taste structure of the Listrac-Médoc from the Château Bellevue Laffont
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Listrac-Médoc of Château Bellevue Laffont in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Listrac-Médoc of Château Bellevue Laffont in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earth or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Listrac-Médoc
Pairings that work perfectly with Listrac-Médoc
Original food and wine pairings with Listrac-Médoc
The Listrac-Médoc of Château Bellevue Laffont matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, leg of lamb bravado in the oven or rabbit stew the old fashioned way.
Details and technical informations about Château Bellevue Laffont's Listrac-Médoc.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Listrac-Médoc from Château Bellevue Laffont are 2001, 2002, 1999, 1998 and 2015.
Informations about the Château Bellevue Laffont
The Château Bellevue Laffont is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Listrac-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Listrac-Médoc
Communal AOC of the Médoc (peninsula, Quaternary gravel ridges): Cabernet Sauvignon (power, structure) with Merlot (fruit, roundness), Petit Verdot (spices, colour) and Cabernet Franc (finesse) — structured profile of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), spicy and oaky notes, structured tannins and long ageing. Pyrenean-Massif Central erosion gravels on Landes sands, draining limestone and clays.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Servadou iron
A black grape variety from the southwest that produces a wine with spicy tannins and black currant and raspberry aromas. Under the name of Mansois, it is the main grape variety of Marcillac; it is also one of the important varieties of Gaillacois, where it is called Braucol. It is also used in the blends of other South-Western appellations (Fronton, Lavilledieu, Estaing, Madiran). Syn.: braucol, pinenc, mansois.
