Château LepineCuvée Fleurie Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Fleurie Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Fleurie Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Fleurie Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
The Cuvée Fleurie Sainte-Croix-du-Mont of Château Lepine matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of pan-fried salmon with lemon and dill sauce, giant paella cooked on a wood fire or simple pancake batter.
Details and technical informations about Château Lepine's Cuvée Fleurie Sainte-Croix-du-Mont.
Discover the grape variety: Muscat bleu
An interspecific cross between 15-6 Garnier (villard noir or 18315 Seyve-Villard x Müller-Thurgau) and perle noire or 20347 Seyve-Villard (panse de Provence x 12358 Seyve-Villard), obtained in Switzerland in the 1930s by a nurseryman named Garnier. Muscat Bleu can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. It is listed in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties, list A2.
Informations about the Château Lepine
The Château Lepine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont
The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Loubens or the Château du Mont produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Croix-du-Mont often reveals types of flavors of raisin, mango or tropical and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, passion fruit or melon.
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: Aragnan
A very rare white grape variety that can be found in the blends of the Palette appellation (Provence).
