The Domaine La Calmette of Cahors of South West

Domaine La Calmette
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 25 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West

The Domaine La Calmette is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine La Calmette wines

Looking for the best Domaine La Calmette wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine La Calmette 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 Domaine La Calmette wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Domaine La Calmette

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine La Calmette

How Domaine La Calmette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or spicy food such as recipes of burger roll, rabbit leg in foil on the barbecue or baked falafels.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Domaine La Calmette

On the nose the red wine of Domaine La Calmette. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blueberry or black currant and sometimes also flavors of prune, non oak or earth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine La Calmette

  • 2018With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.88/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine La Calmette.

  • Malbec
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Cahors

The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.

In the mouth of Cahors is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Cahors, producing 922 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cahors go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine La Calmette

Planning a wine route in the of Cahors? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine La Calmette.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Domaine La Calmette and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Mutage

The act of adding alcohol to a fresh grape must or to a fermenting must.