The La Cave d'Irouleguy is one of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in of Pyrenées to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best La Cave d'Irouleguy wines in Pyrenées among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent La Cave d'Irouleguy 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 La Cave d'Irouleguy wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How La Cave d'Irouleguy wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of hungarian goulash, traditional lamb couscous (from algeria) or traditional welsh dark beer.
On the nose the red wine of La Cave d'Irouleguy. often reveals types of flavors of prune, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.
The last Trading post before the wines left for the lucrative markets of Britain was the wine town and port of Bordeaux. Britain has been a historic trading partner for the region, which was nominally British for a period following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II of Britain. However, Bordeaux businessmen saw the wines in transit as competition for their own local products and took strong measures to ensure their financial security. The result is the French wine map we know today, with Bordeaux being promoted and the other wine regions of the South West struggling to gain recognition for the diversity and Character of their wines.
This history also explains why the Bordeaux Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc are now three of the best-known grape varieties in the world, while traditional South West grapes such as Fer Servadou, Len de l'El and Tannat are relatively unknown.
How La Cave d'Irouleguy wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of chipirons / squids with tomato (basque country), biscuits for dogs or homemade fish burger with mozzarella shrimp salad.
On the nose the pink wine of La Cave d'Irouleguy. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Petit Manseng is a white grape variety of Pyrenean origin. Its small berries have a hard, well-ventilated skin, which allows Petit Manseng to resist grey rot. On the other hand, this variety is very sensitive to noble rot, which concentrates the aromas and makes it possible to produce remarkable sweet wines with flavours of exotic fruits, grapefruit, honey, gingerbread, etc. Rich in alcohol and acidity, these wines are very well balanced and very fine. petit manseng also produces fruity dry white wines. It is also used in the AOC Béarn, Jurançon, Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh, Tursan...
How La Cave d'Irouleguy wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the white wine of La Cave d'Irouleguy. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, lemon or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.
Said of a wine whose different elements are not perceived in a harmonious and pleasant way. This is not necessarily a defect, it can be a wine that is too young and not yet blended.
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Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
