The Château Latuc is one of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Latuc wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Latuc 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 Latuc wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Latuc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork chops with potatoes, basque chicken with chorizo or roast wild boar with beer.
On the nose the red wine of Château Latuc. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of tobacco, vanilla or non oak.
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.
How Château Latuc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of pasta with mussels, prunes with bacon or kedgeree.
Sémillon blanc 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. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Château Latuc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of easy seafood gratin, spinach and goat cheese quiche or chicken curry and onions.
All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.
How Château Latuc wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of gratin of giromon with bacon, rice with milk or provencal-inspired salad.
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.
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 Latuc.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
