Château du CrosLoupiac
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Loupiac of Château du Cros in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of peach, apricot or pear and sometimes also flavors of cheese, honey or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Loupiac
Pairings that work perfectly with Loupiac
Original food and wine pairings with Loupiac
The Loupiac of Château du Cros matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of zucchini gratin with tuna and tomato, shrimps with curry and coconut milk or quick chocolate fudge cake.
Details and technical informations about Château du Cros's Loupiac.
Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle
Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Loupiac from Château du Cros are 1990, 1997, 2005, 2011 and 2009.
Informations about the Château du Cros
The Château du Cros is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Loupiac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Loupiac
The wine region of Loupiac is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château du Cros or the Château Massac produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Loupiac are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Loupiac often reveals types of flavors of honey, lychee or honeysuckle and sometimes also flavors of pear, marmalade or persimmon.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Balance
Harmony of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. The balance is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.
