The Château Laurou is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Laurou wines in Fronsac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Laurou 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 Laurou wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Laurou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, couscous merguez or quick coconut milk chicken.
On the nose the red wine of Château Laurou. often reveals types of flavors of spices, red fruit or blueberry and sometimes also flavors of pepper, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Laurou. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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.
How Château Laurou wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef with mustard, tajine of merguez and potatoes or stuffed tomatoes with thermomix.
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
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Supple, perfumed reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and a round palate, with intense, characteristic aromas of violet, red fruit (raspberry, blackcurrant), liquorice, soft spice and peppery notes. Gourmand finish; best young or short ageing. The near-exclusive star of Fronton AOC north of Toulouse (minimum 50% in blends), also made as expressive rosés. Autochthonous South-West French variety, possibly brought from Cyprus by the Knights Hospitaller.
