The Château de Lugey of Graves of Bordeaux

Château de Lugey
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 466 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Graves in the region of Bordeaux

The Château de Lugey is one of the best wineries to follow in Graves.. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Graves to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Lugey wines

Looking for the best Château de Lugey wines in Graves among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Lugey 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 Lugey wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château de Lugey

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

How Château de Lugey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of summer orecchiette, magic cake cheese quiche or stuffed peppers.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Graves

Graves is a wine region on the left bank of the Bordeaux region of France, characterized by the gravel soils that give it its name. Unique among the sub-regions of Bordeaux, Graves is equally respected for its red and white wines. The AOC Graves, which covers both red and white wines, is the catch-all appellation of the district. A typical Graves red is based on the classic Bordeaux grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot sometimes in a supporting role.

The typical white wine of Graves is Dry, medium-bodied and usually made from the equally familiar combination of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon. About 2500 hectares of AOC Graves vineyards are devoted to red grapes, with about 750 hectares planted with white grapes. Average production is about 20 million bottles per year for white, red and Graves Supérieures wines. The latter share the same boundaries as Graves, but are a classification for Sweet white wines only, with about 150 hectares of dedicated vineyards.

The top red wines of Château de Lugey

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

How Château de Lugey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, osso bucco of lamb or autumn duck aiguillette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Lugey

On the nose the red wine of Château de Lugey. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Lugey. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Lugey

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Petit Verdot

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Lugey

Planning a wine route in the of Graves? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Lugey.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château de Lugey and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Smoked

Qualifier of smells close to those of smoked food, characteristic, among other things, of the Sauvignon grape variety; hence the name of smoked white given to this variety.