The Château La Vieille Croix of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château La Vieille Croix - Château Lormenat Fronsac
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1924 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château La Vieille Croix is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Vieille Croix wines

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

The top red wines of Château La Vieille Croix

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Vieille Croix

How Château La Vieille Croix wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of polish goulash, lamb tagine with quince or duck confit (canned).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château La Vieille Croix

On the nose the red wine of Château La Vieille Croix. often reveals types of flavors of black currant, oak or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château La Vieille Croix. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Vieille Croix

  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.33/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

The Libournais is also Distinguished by its Grape variety dominated by Merlot, which gives Finesse, roundness and fruitiness to the red wines and allows them to age well, even if they generally Open up more quickly than those of appellations dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. .

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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.

News about Château La Vieille Croix and wines from the region

Claude Taittinger: Obituary

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Decanter magazine latest issue: October 2022

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‘Exceptional’ Lafleur 2021 released en primeur

Château Lafleur 2021 was released in the Bordeaux en primeur campaign this morning (27 May) at the equivalent of £6,508 (12x75cl in bond), according to Liv-ex. This sought-after Pomerol label, produced from a vineyard of just 4.5 hectares, is often sold in smaller quantities and sometimes only on allocation. UK merchant Justerini & Brooks was offering three-bottle cases of Lafleur 2021 for £1,627 in bond at the time of writing. Decanter’s Georgie Hindle gave Lafleur 2021 97 points, naming it ...

The word of the wine: Balsamic

Aromas reminiscent of balsam, resin, incense, but also vanilla or liquorice wood.