Domaine LaurensLe Dernier Lion
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Domaine Laurens's Le Dernier Lion.
Discover the grape variety: Bachet
Bachet noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Aube). 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 grapes of small size. Bachet noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Le Dernier Lion from Domaine Laurens are 2016
Informations about the Domaine Laurens
The Domaine Laurens is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Marcillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Marcillac
The wine region of Marcillac is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine du Cros or the Domaine du Cros produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Marcillac are Fer-servadou, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Marcillac often reveals types of flavors of cherry, red currant or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of iron, blueberry or minerality.
The wine region of South West
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 word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
