The Clos du Chêne is one of the best wineries to follow in Cahors.. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Clos du Chêne wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Clos du Chêne 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 Clos du Chêne wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Clos du Chêne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of monkfish (anglerfish) à la sétoise, mamyjaja lamb mouse tagine or chicken breast with cream and mushrooms.
In the mouth the red wine of Clos du Chêne. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Historic cradle of Malbec, the "black wine" of South-West France: signature Côt (≥70%) reigns in reds — dark-hued with black fruit (blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry), plum, violet and a liquorice touch, cedar and cocoa on ageing, structured tannins and great cellaring aptitude. Supple Merlot softens, dense Tannat optional. AOC (1971), ~4,000 ha across three alluvial terraces of the Lot and limestone causses, Aquitaine-southern climate, ageing 8-15 years.
How Clos du Chêne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of greek moussaka, seafood, chorizo and chicken paella from patou or sunday night savoury pie (leftover).
Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.
How Clos du Chêne wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
This is the evacuation of the deposit formed by the yeasts during the second fermentation in the bottle, by opening the bottle. The missing volume is completed with the liqueur de dosage - a mixture of wine and cane sugar - before the final cork is placed. For some years now, some producers have been replacing this sugar with rectified concentrated musts (concentrated grape juice) which give excellent results. A too recent dosage (less than three months) harms the gustatory harmony of the champagne.
How Clos du Chêne 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 beef tagine with vegetables, duck leg confit in white wine or chinchards with white wine and grapes.
Dry, vivid and saline whites with a pale robe, slender mouthfeel and sharp acidity, with delicate aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white flowers, cut grass, iodine and marine mineral notes. Fine lees ageing adds richness and a brioche complexity. The absolute star of Muscadet AOC and Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOC. An autochthonous Burgundian variety (Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc), exiled to the Pays Nantais in the 17th century.
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Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.
