The Château Croisilles of Cahors of South West

The Château Croisilles is one of the best wineries to follow in Cahors.. It offers 16 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Croisilles wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Croisilles 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 Croisilles wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Croisilles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, uzbek pilaf or chicken curry (like in reunion island).
On the nose the red wine of Château Croisilles. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or violet. In the mouth the red wine of Château Croisilles. 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 Château Croisilles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of quiche lorraine, tuna omelette or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.
Powerful, structured reds with an almost black inky robe, firm tannins and preserved acidity, with intense aromas of blackberry, plum, blackcurrant, violet, cocoa, spice and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential. Absolute star of Cahors AOC on the Lot terraces, where it is called Auxerrois (minimum 70% in blends), and a global conqueror as Malbec in Argentina (Mendoza). Also found in Touraine (Côt de Loire) and the South-West. Autochthonous French variety from Quercy.
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Very expressive, lively aromatic whites with a pale golden colour, crisp palate with fresh acidity, signature aromas of citrus (grapefruit, lime), exotic fruits (passion fruit), boxwood, blackcurrant bud and mineral notes (flint). Star of Sancerre AOC, Pouilly-Fumé AOC and Pessac-Léognan AOC, defines the great whites of the Loire and Bordeaux. French white variety from Bordeaux and the Loire, exported to New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.