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.
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.
How Château de Lugey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of stuffed eggplant (with vegetables or mixed), quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or chicken legs and changing.
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.
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 braised beef with carrots, greek-style shepherd's pie or duck leg confit in white wine.
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.
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.
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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.
