Château le Portail RougeCuvée Estéban Loupiac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Estéban Loupiac
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Estéban Loupiac
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Estéban Loupiac
The Cuvée Estéban Loupiac of Château le Portail Rouge matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon in brick pastry, waterzooï of the sea or plain cupcakes.
Details and technical informations about Château le Portail Rouge's Cuvée Estéban Loupiac.
Discover the grape variety: Muscat cendré
Muscat cendré blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Languedoc). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Muscat cendré white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire valley, Jura, Champagne, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
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: Water stress
Lack of water. Water stress blocks the vegetative cycle of the vine, which uses all available resources to maintain the integrity of the plant, thus blocking the ripening process of the grapes.
