Château Latour-MartillacLacroix-Martillac Blanc Pessac-Léognan
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Lacroix-Martillac Blanc Pessac-Léognan
Pairings that work perfectly with Lacroix-Martillac Blanc Pessac-Léognan
Original food and wine pairings with Lacroix-Martillac Blanc Pessac-Léognan
The Lacroix-Martillac Blanc Pessac-Léognan of Château Latour-Martillac matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of spaghetti neapolitan style, fish and shrimp wok with curry or gaufress and light.
Details and technical informations about Château Latour-Martillac's Lacroix-Martillac Blanc Pessac-Léognan.
Discover the grape variety: Dauphine
A natural intraspecific cross between the ohanès and the Beirut date tree - also called afuz ali - obtained in South Africa and multiplied since 1983 by the Institute of Viticultural and Enological Research of Stellenbosch. Almost unknown in the rest of the wine world, it can however be found in Portugal, ... .
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Lacroix-Martillac Blanc Pessac-Léognan from Château Latour-Martillac are 2015, 2016
Informations about the Château Latour-Martillac
The Château Latour-Martillac is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pessac-Léognan
The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.
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: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
