The Château du Cayrou of Cahors of South West

Château du Cayrou
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 60 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West

The Château du Cayrou is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château du Cayrou wines

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

The top red wines of Château du Cayrou

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château du Cayrou

How Château du Cayrou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of rosbeef casserole mamie, marielle's lamb and eggplant parmentier or teriyaki chicken.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château du Cayrou

On the nose the red wine of Château du Cayrou. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of plum, pepper or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château du Cayrou. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château du Cayrou

  • 1989With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château du Cayrou.

  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château du Cayrou

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 du Cayrou.

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 du Cayrou and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Downy mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Downy mildew is formidable because it attacks all the organs, from the stem to the grapes, including the leaves, in depth. It was against it that the famous copper and lime-based Bordeaux mixture was developed.