The Château La Hitte of Gascogne of South West

Château La Hitte
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Les Vignerons de Buzet.
It is ranked in the top 69 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Gascogne in the region of South West

The Château La Hitte is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Hitte wines

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

The top red wines of Château La Hitte

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Hitte

How Château La Hitte wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of roast beef with garlic, moroccan lamb stew or croque madame.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Hitte

On the nose the red wine of Château La Hitte. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Hitte

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château La Hitte.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Gascogne

Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.

The soils are either stony and chalky (peyrusquets) or clayey and Deep (terrefort), retaining water well. The Condom region, the driest, has its own name (Condomois). The main Grape varieties cultivated are white: Colombard and Ugni blanc, the varieties of armagnac. Generally associated, sometimes completed by Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they give lively white wines with an exuberant fruitiness.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

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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The word of the wine: Discharge

Action consisting of removing suspended particles (sludge) from the must.

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