Château Lalande-LabatutBordeaux Merlot
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Bordeaux Merlot from the Château Lalande-Labatut
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Bordeaux Merlot of Château Lalande-Labatut in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Bordeaux Merlot of Château Lalande-Labatut in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, earth or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Bordeaux Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with Bordeaux Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with Bordeaux Merlot
The Bordeaux Merlot of Château Lalande-Labatut matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, sauté of veal with olives (corsica) or rabbit with beer.
Details and technical informations about Château Lalande-Labatut's Bordeaux Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bordeaux Merlot from Château Lalande-Labatut are 2018, 2017, 2016, 2011 and 2012.
Informations about the Château Lalande-Labatut
The Château Lalande-Labatut is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Destemming
Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.
