The Château Pineraie is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Pineraie wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Pineraie 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 Pineraie wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Pineraie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of rabbit in sauce, stuffed rabbit in the oven or bacalhau com natas.
The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.
In the mouth of Cahors is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Cahors, producing 922 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cahors go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.
How Château Pineraie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of pasticcio (greece), magret with pepper or korma chicken (india).
On the nose the red wine of Château Pineraie. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Pineraie. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.
How Château Pineraie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef and spice stuffed peppers, pasta with chicken and curry or burgers with duck confit.
Term describing the state of tannins with an astringency that lacks finesse.
Planning a wine route in the of Cahors? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Pineraie.
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
