The Château La Vieille Croix is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château La Vieille Croix wines in Fronsac 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.
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 pork chops with potatoes, lamb mouse with figs and grapes or duck legs confit.
Bordeaux AOC on the right bank of the Dordogne at the gates of Libourne: Merlot reigns in red (~80%) with Cabernet Franc — intense, distinguished nose with signature notes of black cherry, raspberry, blackberry, plum, pepper and a spice box, full-bodied palate with firm yet never aggressive tannins evolving toward undergrowth, leather, tobacco and truffle, silky texture with age. AOC (1937), ~830 ha over 7 communes, hilly terroir of 'Fronsadais' limestone molasse and clay-limestone.
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Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
