The Château Lafoux of Provence

Château Lafoux
The winery offers 11 different wines
3.9
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 499 of the estates of Provence.
It is located in Provence
Find the Château Lafoux on Facebook

The Château Lafoux is one of the best wineries to follow in Provence.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Lafoux wines

Looking for the best Château Lafoux wines in Provence among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Lafoux 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 Château Lafoux wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Lafoux

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Lafoux

How Château Lafoux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or lean fish such as recipes of christmas salad, mussels carbonara or haddock with potatoes.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Lafoux

  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Lafoux.

  • Rolle
  • Clairette
  • Ugni blanc

Discovering the wine region of Provence

World capital of dry, refined rosé (~90% of production). Pale rose-petal colour, delicate nose of fresh red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant), citrus (pink grapefruit), white flowers and a mineral touch, taut and thirst-quenching palate — the Mediterranean aperitif par excellence. Blends of Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Tibouren and Mourvèdre. Fleshy Bandol reds from Mourvèdre (leather, garrigue, age-worthy), straight Cassis whites.

9 AOCs, mistral climate.

The top pink wines of Château Lafoux

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Lafoux

How Château Lafoux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of country-style snow peas, shrimp and cherry tomato quiche or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Château Lafoux

On the nose the pink wine of Château Lafoux. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, peach or minerality and sometimes also flavors of earth, tree fruit or spices. In the mouth the pink wine of Château Lafoux. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Lafoux

  • 2017With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Lafoux.

  • Grenache
  • Cinsault
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Rolle

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.

The top red wines of Château Lafoux

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lafoux

How Château Lafoux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of ramen burger, leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary or chicken with maroilles.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Lafoux

  • 2017With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.92/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Lafoux.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Flavours

There are generally four so-called fundamental flavours: acidity, bitterness, sweetness and saltiness. The first three are considered to be the building blocks of the structure of wines. They are perceived by the taste buds that cover the surface of the tongue.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Lafoux

Planning a wine route in the of Provence? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Lafoux.

Discover the grape variety: Ugni blanc

Dry, neutral and nervy whites with a pale robe, slender mouthfeel and sharp acidity, with discreet aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers and herbaceous notes. The ideal profile for distillation: absolute pillar of Cognac AOC (over 95% of the Charentes vineyard) and Armagnac AOC. Also produced as still whites in Provence, Languedoc and Corsica. French synonym for Italian Trebbiano Toscano, one of the most planted varieties in the world.