Château du CrosPrélude Gourmand Loupiac
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 Prélude Gourmand Loupiac of Château du Cros in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Prélude Gourmand Loupiac
Pairings that work perfectly with Prélude Gourmand Loupiac
Original food and wine pairings with Prélude Gourmand Loupiac
The Prélude Gourmand 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 spaghetti neapolitan style, flambéed prawns or chocolate mug cake.
Details and technical informations about Château du Cros's Prélude Gourmand Loupiac.
Discover the grape variety: Gros Cabernet
A very old variety grown in the Bordeaux region, where it originated. It is the result of a natural intraspecific cross between iron and black txakoli, although this has yet to be confirmed, especially as the latter has the same synonym (h)ondarrabi beltza, which is also attributed to cabernet franc. According to genetic analyses carried out in Montpellier (Hérault), gros Cabernet is the mother of carmenère. Almost unknown in other French wine regions, gros Cabernet is no longer replanted and is therefore in danger of disappearing. It can sometimes be found in isolated strains in very old vines, in Germany, in the south of Australia, and can now be found in wine conservatories in the south-west of France, ... .
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Prélude Gourmand Loupiac from Château du Cros are 2014, 2015, 2011
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: Methuselah
Bottle with a capacity of 6 litres (synonymous with imperial).
