Château la BastideCuvée Jean-André Lafitte
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Cuvée Jean-André Lafitte of the Château la Bastide is in the top 10 of wines of Côtes du Marmandais.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Jean-André Lafitte
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Jean-André Lafitte
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Jean-André Lafitte
The Cuvée Jean-André Lafitte of Château la Bastide matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef stew express, eggplant, lamb and goat lasagna or stuffed mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Château la Bastide's Cuvée Jean-André Lafitte.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet-Sauvignon which means that it is also well planted further north, as far as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Jean-André Lafitte from Château la Bastide are 2005, 2013, 2009, 2015 and 2014.
Informations about the Château la Bastide
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The wine region of Côtes du Marmandais
Sud-Ouest AOC on both banks of the Garonne, Bordeaux-Toulouse confluence. Oceanic climate, clay-limestone and gravel slopes. Signature Abouriou as native early-ripening variety saved after phylloxera: coloured and fruity reds with cherry, raspberry, blackberry, violet and spice, fine tannins. Blended with supple Merlot, firm Cabernet, dense Malbec and peppery Syrah.
The wine region of South West
French mosaic of strong identities south of Bordeaux. Cahors and its Malbec ("black wine"): deep reds with notes of blackberry, plum, violet, tobacco and cocoa, firm tannins. Madiran and its dense, age-worthy Tannat. Jurançon whites: golden sweet (apricot, honey, pineapple) and lively dry from Petit Manseng.
The word of the wine: Sweet (flavor)
The flavour provided by the residual sugars naturally present in the wine as well as by certain alcohols. This sensation can range from a simple impression of smoothness to a clear sweetness. We speak of roundness, fatness and mellowness.
