Château le Portail RougeChâteau Saint-Romain Loupiac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Château Saint-Romain Loupiac
Pairings that work perfectly with Château Saint-Romain Loupiac
Original food and wine pairings with Château Saint-Romain Loupiac
The Château Saint-Romain Loupiac of Château le Portail Rouge matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or three-cheese pâté.
Details and technical informations about Château le Portail Rouge's Château Saint-Romain Loupiac.
Discover the grape variety: Poulsard
Poulsard is a red grape variety that originated in the Franche-Comté region. In 1732, it was qualified as a good grape variety with several others by the parliament of Besançon at the time. It currently covers nearly 300 ha. This variety has 3 approved clones: 296, 584 and 464. Poulsard has slightly hairy branches with long tendrils. Its leaves are yellow in color. Although its bunches are small, its berries are often medium-sized or larger. Poulsard is quite sensitive to scorching, spring frosts and coulure. It is also afraid of oidium, mildew and grey rot. This grape variety appreciates clayey, fat and marly soils. Its fertility is average, so it is preferable to prune it long. It buds quite early. Poulsard produces a wine with a light structure, fine and aromatic. It can be kept for years. This wine goes well with poultry, red meat, cheese and starters.
Informations about the Château le Portail Rouge
The Château le Portail Rouge is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Loupiac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Loupiac
The wine region of Loupiac is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château du Cros or the Château Massac produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Loupiac are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Loupiac often reveals types of flavors of honey, lychee or honeysuckle and sometimes also flavors of pear, marmalade or persimmon.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Concentrator
A device that removes water from grape must by reverse osmosis or entropy system. Its proponents say that it is better to remove water than to add sugar to produce more alcohol. The improperly used concentrator can also exaggerate bad tastes or greenness of tannins.
