Château de Cranne - Vincent LacosteCuvée Annie Darras Loupiac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Annie Darras Loupiac of Château de Cranne - Vincent Lacoste in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Annie Darras Loupiac
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Annie Darras Loupiac
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Annie Darras Loupiac
The Cuvée Annie Darras Loupiac of Château de Cranne - Vincent Lacoste matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of skate wing with caper butter, mussels with rosemary and barbecue or traditional pastry flan.
Details and technical informations about Château de Cranne - Vincent Lacoste's Cuvée Annie Darras Loupiac.
Discover the grape variety: Monbadon
Originally from the Charentes region, it is now endangered. It is still found in isolated stocks, most often in old ugni blanc plantations. This variety is said to be the result of a natural cross between folle blanche and ugni blanc. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A1. - Synonyms: frontignan des Charentes, aramon blanc by mistake in the Var, gros montils on the island of Oléron, ugni de Montpellier, burger (not to be confused with elbling and gouais blanc which have the same synonym), auba, meslier d'Orléans (not to be confused with meslier saint François) (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!)
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Annie Darras Loupiac from Château de Cranne - Vincent Lacoste are 2009, 2016, 2015, 2013
Informations about the Château de Cranne - Vincent Lacoste
The Château de Cranne - Vincent Lacoste is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Loupiac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Loupiac
The wine region of Loupiac is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château du Cros or the Château Massac produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Loupiac are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Loupiac often reveals types of flavors of honey, lychee or honeysuckle and sometimes also flavors of pear, marmalade or persimmon.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Reduced
This is said of aromas that are reminiscent of a stale wine and that can be released when a long-closed bottle is opened. They generally fade with airing.
