Château CapitoulLavandine La Clape
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, veal or pasta.
Taste structure of the Lavandine La Clape from the Château Capitoul
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Lavandine La Clape of Château Capitoul in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Food and wine pairings with Lavandine La Clape
Pairings that work perfectly with Lavandine La Clape
Original food and wine pairings with Lavandine La Clape
The Lavandine La Clape of Château Capitoul matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, tunisian pasta or chicken bonne femme.
Details and technical informations about Château Capitoul's Lavandine La Clape.
Discover the grape variety: Pineau d'Aunis
The wines produced in the Vendôme region are of excellent quality thanks to an exceptional grape variety: pineau d'aunis. For example, the red wines of the region, with their aromas of ripe red fruit and sweet spices, are a blend of Pineau d'Aunis, Cabernet Franc and Pinot Noir. The Vendôme hillsides are less than 200 km southwest of Paris. Pineau d'Aunis, a vigorous black grape variety, was first cultivated in the 9th century. It is characterized by a late budburst. Moreover, its foliage partially reddens in autumn. Although it is difficult to grow, Pineau d'Aunis is a high-yielding grape variety, producing between 40 and 80 hectolitres per hectare. It produces a wine with low alcohol content, supple, light-coloured and very aromatic. The "Pineau d'Aunis" grape variety is used as a single variety for the production of Coteaux du Vendômois. On the other hand, it is used in blends for Anjou, Rosé d'Anjou, Crémant de vallée de la Loire, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Saumur, Saumur Champigny, Coteaux du Loir and Touraine. Finally, it is an accessory grape variety for Valençay.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Lavandine La Clape from Château Capitoul are 2005, 2008
Informations about the Château Capitoul
The Château Capitoul is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of La Clape to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of La Clape
The wine region of La Clape is located in the region of Languedoc of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château la Négly or the Château la Négly produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of La Clape are Mourvèdre, Bourboulenc and Roussanne, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of La Clape often reveals types of flavors of cherry, white pepper or apples and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, bramble or black olive.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
The word of the wine: Douçâtre
Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.
