The Château de Cayx is one of the world's great estates. It offers 20 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Cayx wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Cayx 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 Cayx wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Cayx wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tongue with pickle sauce, lamb chops with tarragon cream or aïoli.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Cayx. often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or oaky. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Cayx. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Château de Cayx wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pork roulades with cream and mushrooms, zucchini gratin with tuna and tomato or quiche lorraine.
On the nose the white wine of Château de Cayx. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, butter or apricot and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.
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.
How Château de Cayx wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, moroccan veal tagine from hanane or mushrooms stuffed with tomme and rosemary.
On the nose the pink wine of Château de Cayx. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Unit of measurement corresponding to one second and allowing to quantify the aromatic persistence of a wine in mouth (length in mouth).
How Château de Cayx wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
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 Cayx.
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.
