The Château Lamartine of Cahors of South West

Château Lamartine
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West
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The Château Lamartine is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Lamartine wines

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

The top red wines of Château Lamartine

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lamartine

How Château Lamartine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, rabbit with prunes in my grandmother's style or haddock with curry cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Lamartine

On the nose the red wine of Château Lamartine. often reveals types of flavors of oak, raspberry or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, milk chocolate or dried fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Lamartine. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Lamartine

  • 1998With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2005With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.88/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Cahors

The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.

In the mouth of Cahors is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Cahors, producing 922 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cahors go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

The top pink wines of Château Lamartine

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Lamartine

How Château Lamartine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pastasciutta (corsica), mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or chicken skewers with curry and lemon.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Lamartine.

  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top white wines of Château Lamartine

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Lamartine

How Château Lamartine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of grandma's chicken casserole, venison stew to be prepared the day before or sea bass wrapped in salt crust.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Lamartine.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay

The word of the wine: Virile

Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Lamartine

Planning a wine route in the of Cahors? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Lamartine.

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.

News about Château Lamartine and wines from the region

The Morey Saint Denis appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Morey-Saint-Denis appellation. The vineyard lies on an intensely fractured area. Several characteristic zones can be distinguished, we can say that each Climat has its own personality. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in April 2021 ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bour ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The word of the wine: Virile

Said of a robust, full-bodied wine and, in general, of wines reputed to be powerful in reference to masculine virility.