The Winery Claude Lafond is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 39 wines for sale in of Reuilly to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Claude Lafond wines in Reuilly among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Claude Lafond 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 Winery Claude Lafond wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Claude Lafond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, hake with small shrimps for cookeo or coral lentil salad.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Claude Lafond. often reveals types of flavors of lime, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, citrus or green apple. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Claude Lafond. is a with a nice freshness.
The wine region of Reuilly is located in the region of Centre Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine de Reuilly - Denis Jamain or the Domaine Mabillot Vignerons produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Reuilly are Pinot noir, Pinot gris and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Reuilly often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, honeysuckle or lemon and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, red cherry or cream.
In the mouth of Reuilly is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 63 estates and châteaux in the of Reuilly, producing 187 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Reuilly go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
How Winery Claude Lafond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of stewed beef heart, zarzuela mayonapo or potjevleesch.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How Winery Claude Lafond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, risotto of penne with chorizo and merguez or home-made white pudding.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Claude Lafond. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or earth and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Sweet wine obtained by pressing frozen berries harvested in the middle of winter.
How Winery Claude Lafond wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of lamb, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or poultry such as recipes of leg of lamb in a casserole, salmon with sorrel or turkey osso bucco.
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.
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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.
