The Château la Motte de Lignac is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Blaye to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château la Motte de Lignac wines in Blaye among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château la Motte de Lignac 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 Motte de Lignac wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château la Motte de Lignac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of braised beef with guinness, duck with orange or rabbit with green olives.
In the mouth the red wine of Château la Motte de Lignac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Blaye is a historic town located on the eastern bank of the Gironde estuary, 32 km North of Bordeaux. Its vineyards produce red, white and rosé wines under various appellations. The three most important appellations used for the district's wines are "Blaye" (exclusively for red wines) and "Côtes de Bordeaux Blaye" (red and white) and the regional appellation "Bordeaux" (red, white and rosé). There is also the little-used title of "Côtes de Blaye", which is exclusively for white wines.
The landscape around Blaye is visibly different - higher and more hilly - than that just across the Gironde on the flat Médoc peninsula, and the Blaye area provides a picturesque element to the Bordeaux landscape. Although Blaye has been producing wine for much Longer than the more prestigious villages on the estuary, it was long ago a victim of Harsh commercial reality. The area's particular position on the Gironde estuary leads to its banks becoming heavily silted up, making access difficult for commercial vessels. The glory of Bordeaux as a whole rose and fell on the health of its exports, which were subject to geographical and political factors.
Planning a wine route in the of Blaye? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château la Motte de Lignac.
Variety obtained in 1845 by the Moreau-Robert company by crossing the frankenthal noir with the pinot blanc. It has not been propagated for a long time, which means that it is now in danger of disappearing. It is, however, listed in the Official Catalogue of Table Grape Varieties, list A1. - Synonym: Madeleine impériale, plant du caporal (all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).
