The La Cave d'Irouleguy of Pyrenées of South West

La Cave d'Irouleguy
The winery offers 44 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 56 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Pyrenées in the region of South West
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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.

Top La Cave d'Irouleguy wines

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.

The top red wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of La Cave d'Irouleguy

How La Cave d'Irouleguy wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, traditional tunisian couscous or basque chicken with chorizo.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy

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 best vintages in the red wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy

  • 2006With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.66/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.49/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy.

  • Tannat
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Pyrenées

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.

The top pink wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of La Cave d'Irouleguy

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 flambéed prawns, biscuits for dogs or whiting fillets with pepper cream.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy

On the nose the pink wine of La Cave d'Irouleguy. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy

  • 2016With an average score of 3.45/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.43/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.39/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy.

  • Tannat
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Petit Courbu

Petit Courbu blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Pyrenees). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Courbu blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

The top white wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of La Cave d'Irouleguy

How La Cave d'Irouleguy wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy

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.

The best vintages in the white wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy

  • 2019With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.81/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of La Cave d'Irouleguy.

  • Petit Manseng
  • Gros Manseng
  • Petit Courbu

The word of the wine: Malolactic fermentation

Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the La Cave d'Irouleguy

Planning a wine route in the of Pyrenées? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to La Cave d'Irouleguy.

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

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.

News about La Cave d'Irouleguy and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Malolactic fermentation

Called second fermentation or malo for short. It is the degradation (under the effect of bacteria) of the malic acid naturally present in the wine into milder, less aggressive lactic acid. Some producers or wineries refuse this operation by "blocking the malo" (by cold and adding SO2) to keep a maximum of acidity which carries the aromas and accentuates the sensation of freshness.