The Château de Calassou of Cahors of South West

Château de Calassou
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 356 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West

The Château de Calassou is one of the best wineries to follow in Cahors.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Calassou wines

Looking for the best Château de Calassou wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Calassou 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 Calassou wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château de Calassou

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Calassou

How Château de Calassou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of authentic bolognese sauce (ragù di carne), lamb delight with tomato and cinnamon or basque piperade.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Calassou

In the mouth the red wine of Château de Calassou. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Calassou

  • 2015With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de Calassou.

  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Cahors

The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.

In the mouth of Cahors is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Cahors, producing 922 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cahors go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top sweet wines of Château de Calassou

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château de Calassou

How Château de Calassou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tomato basil cake, apple cake or chicken cutlets with roquefort cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château de Calassou.

  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

The top white wines of Château de Calassou

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Calassou

How Château de Calassou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of penne à la toscane, salmon lasagna or vegan leek and tofu quiche.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Calassou

  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château de Calassou.

  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Vent (taste of)

A defect that characterizes a wine exposed to the air, and which has lost its aromatic qualities.

The top pink wines of Château de Calassou

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de Calassou

How Château de Calassou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of greek moussaka, chicken with green olives or chicken nuggets with cheese.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de Calassou.

  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Calassou

Planning a wine route in the of Cahors? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Calassou.

News about Château de Calassou and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Burgy

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Burgy, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ ...

The Saint-Véran appellation seen by Kevin Tessieux

Kévin Tessieux, President of the appellation’s winegrower union, shares his perspective on the Saint-Véran appellation and tell us about the origin of its name. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux sociaux : Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/VinsdeBourgogneofficiel Twitter : https://twitter.com/VinsdeBourgogne​​​ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.li ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Vent (taste of)

A defect that characterizes a wine exposed to the air, and which has lost its aromatic qualities.