Winery Catherine LucasCuvée Jean
Red wine
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 veal.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Jean from the Winery Catherine Lucas
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Jean of Winery Catherine Lucas in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Jean
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Jean
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Jean
The Cuvée Jean of Winery Catherine Lucas matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, grenadins of veal with ceps or quick duck breast with honey.
Details and technical informations about Winery Catherine Lucas's Cuvée Jean.
Discover the grape variety: Alphonse Lavallée
Table grape variety with long bunches, spherical black-violet berries, thick skin and crunchy flesh, with a sweet, neutral and juicy flavour. Very rarely vinified. Grown in southern France, Italy, Spain and the Maghreb, it remains one of the most appreciated table grapes for its beautiful appearance and pleasant taste. French black table grape obtained in 1860, cross of Gros Colman × Lady Downe's Seedling.
Informations about the Winery Catherine Lucas
The Winery Catherine Lucas is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Reims Mountain
Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).
