Château le Portail RougeLoupiac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
The Loupiac of the Château le Portail Rouge is in the top 80 of wines of Loupiac.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Loupiac
Pairings that work perfectly with Loupiac
Original food and wine pairings with Loupiac
The 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 and avocado chirashi, easy seafood gratin or chocolate mug cake.
Details and technical informations about Château le Portail Rouge's Loupiac.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot noir
This grape variety most certainly originates from the Bordeaux region and is registered in the Official Catalogue of vine varieties, list A1. According to genetic analyses carried out in Montpellier (Hérault), it is the result of a cross between the magdeleine noire des Charentes and the cabernet franc. It should also be noted that it is the half-brother of the côt or malbec and that it is not the black form of the white merlot, but its resemblance reminds us that it is indeed a descendant.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Loupiac from Château le Portail Rouge are 2010, 2016
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: Press (wine)
In red winemaking, wine made from the marcs by pressing after devatting. See goutte (wine of).
