Winery Comte Lafond - Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge

Winery Comte LafondSancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge of Winery Comte Lafond is a red wine from the region of Sancerre of Loire Valley.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, veal or game (deer, venison).
The Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge of the Winery Comte Lafond is in the top 10 of wines of Sancerre.

Taste structure of the Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge from the Winery Comte Lafond

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge of Winery Comte Lafond in the region of Loire Valley is a with a nice freshness.

Details and technical informations about Winery Comte Lafond's Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge - 2017
In the top 10 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge - 2016
In the top 10 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge - 2015
In the top 10 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge - 2014
In the top 10 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge - 2013
In the top 10 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge - 2012
In the top 10 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge - 2011
In the top 10 of of Sancerre wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Sancerre Grande Cuvée Rouge from Winery Comte Lafond are 2016, 2015, 2011, 2017 and 2013.

Informations about the Winery Comte Lafond

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This winery is part of the Baron de Ladoucette - Château du Nozet.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sancerre in the region of Loire Valley

The Winery Comte Lafond is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Sancerre to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Loire Valley
In the top 3000 of of France wines
In the top 15 of of Sancerre wines
In the top 8500 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sancerre

The wine region of Sancerre is located in the region of Haute Loire of Loire Valley of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edmond Vatan or the Domaine Jean-Paul Balland produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sancerre are Pinot noir, Chenin blanc and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sancerre often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, wood smoke or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of fennel, pink grapefruit or green bell pepper.


The wine region of Loire Valley

The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.

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The word of the wine: Bracket

Black grape variety from Provence which contributes to the personality of the red wines of the AOC Bellet, near Nice. It gives a lightly colored but full-bodied wine that is good with age. Syn.: brachet.

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