Château Croze de Pys - Prestige Cahors

Château Croze de PysPrestige Cahors

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Prestige Cahors of Château Croze de Pys is a red wine from the region of Cahors of South West.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
The Prestige Cahors of the Château Croze de Pys is in the top 90 of wines of Cahors.

Taste structure of the Prestige Cahors from the Château Croze de Pys

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Prestige Cahors of Château Croze de Pys in the region of South West is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Prestige Cahors of Château Croze de Pys in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or blueberry and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, licorice or plum.

Details and technical informations about Château Croze de Pys's Prestige Cahors.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Prestige Cahors - 2016
In the top 90 of of Cahors wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Prestige Cahors - 2015
In the top 90 of of Cahors wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Prestige Cahors - 2014
In the top 90 of of Cahors wines
Average rating: 3.111100
Prestige Cahors - 2012
In the top 90 of of Cahors wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Prestige Cahors - 2011
In the top 90 of of Cahors wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Prestige Cahors - 2010
In the top 90 of of Cahors wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Prestige Cahors - 2009
In the top 90 of of Cahors wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of Prestige Cahors from Château Croze de Pys are 2016, 2015, 2010, 2007 and 2011.

Informations about the Château Croze de Pys

The winery offers 10 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West

The Château Croze de Pys is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in the of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine South West
In the top 20000 of of France wines
In the top 95 of of Cahors wines
In the top 50000 of red wines
In the top 75000 wines of the world

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.


The wine region of South West

The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.

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The word of the wine: Flavours (families of)

Aromas are classified into categories called families of aromas: fruity, floral, fermentative, vegetal, woody, balsamic, spicy, mineral, empyreumatic, animal.

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