The Château de Cayx of Cahors of South West

Château de Cayx
The winery offers 20 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 26 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West
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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.

Top Château de Cayx wines

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.

The top red wines of Château de Cayx

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

How Château de Cayx wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or milanese cutlets like in italy.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Cayx

On the nose the red wine of Château de Cayx. often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, black currant or strawberries and sometimes also flavors of plum, earthy or smoke. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Cayx. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Cayx

  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 1997With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 1996With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.74/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Merlot

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 white wines of Château de Cayx

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

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 barbecued filet mignon, spaghetti with salmon or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Cayx

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.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Cayx

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

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.

The top pink wines of Château de Cayx

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

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 beef and spice stuffed peppers, oriental stuffed vegetables or gratin with chard leaves.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château de Cayx

On the nose the pink wine of Château de Cayx. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château de Cayx

  • 2004With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.30/5

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

  • Malbec

The word of the wine: Acerbe

Acidic taste with a certain astringency reminiscent of unripe fruit.

The top sweet wines of Château de Cayx

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

How Château de Cayx wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

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

  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Cayx

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.

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.

News about Château de Cayx and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Acerbe

Acidic taste with a certain astringency reminiscent of unripe fruit.