The Château les Vignals is one of the best wineries to follow in Sud-Ouest.. It offers 20 wines for sale in of South West to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château les Vignals wines in South West among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château les Vignals 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 les Vignals wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château les Vignals wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of parsley knives, spinach and goat cheese quiche or chicken wrap.
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The last Trading post before the wines left for the lucrative markets of Britain was the wine town and port of Bordeaux. Britain has been a historic trading partner for the region, which was nominally British for a period following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II of Britain. However, Bordeaux businessmen saw the wines in transit as competition for their own local products and took strong measures to ensure their financial security. The result is the French wine map we know today, with Bordeaux being promoted and the other wine regions of the South West struggling to gain recognition for the diversity and Character of their wines.
This history also explains why the Bordeaux Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc are now three of the best-known grape varieties in the world, while traditional South West grapes such as Fer Servadou, Len de l'El and Tannat are relatively unknown.
How Château les Vignals wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fillet of beef with morels, rack of lamb with herbs or rabbit with marengo sauce.
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.
How Château les Vignals wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of niçoise salad, fish and seafood gratin or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
Families of smells and aromas related to smoke, burnt, and more generally to roasting.
How Château les Vignals wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Duras noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Tarn). 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 medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Duras noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon.
How Château les Vignals wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of mussels with camembert cheese, brioche shuttles or quick and easy baked fish.
White wines from the Jura region aged in oak barrels without topping up for at least 6 years. A veil of yeast forms on the surface of the wine, which undergoes slow oxidation, giving it a particular taste reminiscent of nuts.
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