The Winery Dominique Lafosse of Bordeaux

Winery Dominique Lafosse
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 8055 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Bordeaux

The Winery Dominique Lafosse is one of the best wineries to follow in Bordeaux.. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Bordeaux to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Dominique Lafosse wines

Looking for the best Winery Dominique Lafosse wines in Bordeaux among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Dominique Lafosse 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 Winery Dominique Lafosse wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Winery Dominique Lafosse

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Dominique Lafosse

How Winery Dominique Lafosse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of spaghetti with tuna (real italian recipe), seafood and mushroom quiche or tarte tatin.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Dominique Lafosse

  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Dominique Lafosse.

  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Bordeaux

World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.

The top red wines of Winery Dominique Lafosse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Dominique Lafosse

How Winery Dominique Lafosse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), leg of lamb with herb stuffing or rabbit legs with fresh cream.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Dominique Lafosse

On the nose the red wine of Winery Dominique Lafosse. often reveals types of flavors of oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Dominique Lafosse. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Dominique Lafosse

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.46/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Dominique Lafosse.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

The top white wines of Winery Dominique Lafosse

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Dominique Lafosse

How Winery Dominique Lafosse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salmon à la plancha with vegetables, soy and shrimp noodles or express cherry clafoutis.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Dominique Lafosse

  • 0With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 2.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Dominique Lafosse.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Thinning

Also known as green harvesting, the practice of removing excess bunches of grapes from certain vines, usually in July, but sometimes later. This is often necessary, but not always a good thing, as the remaining bunches often gain weight.

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Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.