The Château Lavanau of Côtes de Duras of South West

Château Lavanau
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 22 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Côtes de Duras in the region of South West

The Château Lavanau is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Côtes de Duras to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Lavanau wines

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

The top red wines of Château Lavanau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lavanau

How Château Lavanau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pot roast or duck with vanilla (reunion island).

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Lavanau

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

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

  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Côtes de Duras

The wine region of Côtes de Duras is located in the region of Guyenne of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mouthes le Bihan or the Domaine Mouthes le Bihan produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Duras are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Duras often reveals types of flavors of minerality, tropical or grass and sometimes also flavors of leather, tobacco or chocolate.

In the mouth of Côtes de Duras is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 121 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes de Duras, producing 346 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes de Duras go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork.

The top white wines of Château Lavanau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Lavanau

How Château Lavanau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon steak on a bed of leeks, mie goreng or king's cake with frangipane.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Lavanau

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir 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. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Lavanau and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Azé

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-Azé, 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/BourgogneWines/​ ...

The Saint-Véran 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 Saint-Véran appellation.The exercice is particularly complex as there are so many variables that make up the terroir throughout its geographical area. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program broadcasted in June 2021. Retrouvez-nous sur les réseaux so ...

Bourgogne wines : The fundamentals

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The word of the wine: Doucillon

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