The Château La Croix Saint Louis of Lalande-de-Pomerol of Bordeaux

Château La Croix Saint Louis - Lalande-de-Pomerol
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 219 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Lalande-de-Pomerol in the region of Bordeaux

The Château La Croix Saint Louis is one of the best wineries to follow in Lalande-de-Pomerol.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Lalande-de-Pomerol to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Croix Saint Louis wines

Looking for the best Château La Croix Saint Louis wines in Lalande-de-Pomerol among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château La Croix Saint Louis 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 La Croix Saint Louis wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château La Croix Saint Louis

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Croix Saint Louis

How Château La Croix Saint Louis wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of picadillo, braised lamb with peppers or cassoulet with duck confit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Croix Saint Louis

  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château La Croix Saint Louis.

  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol

The wine region of Lalande-de-Pomerol is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château La Fleur de Boüard or the Château La Faurie Maison Neuve produce mainly wines red and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lalande-de-Pomerol are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lalande-de-Pomerol often reveals types of flavors of earth, eucalyptus or coconut and sometimes also flavors of lavender, citrus or black licorice.

In the mouth of Lalande-de-Pomerol is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 386 estates and châteaux in the of Lalande-de-Pomerol, producing 591 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Lalande-de-Pomerol go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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Planning a wine route in the of Lalande-de-Pomerol? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château La Croix Saint Louis.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château La Croix Saint Louis and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Dream job? Majestic to pay ‘vintern’ to drink wine on holiday

Wine lovers with a valid passport can apply for the Majestic ‘vintern’ scheme, launched this week and dubbed by the retailer as ‘the best summer job ever’. A three-day placement will include a visit to Quinta da Boavista vineyards in Portugal’s picturesque Douro region. Majestic said the vintern will also taste wines from its Wine Club’s Spain & Portugal Summer Case ‘in situ’, before trying the same wines back at home for comparison. It is offering £600 remuneration for three days, which it ...

How the fine wine market looks heading into autumn 2022

The fine wine market goes into autumn 2022 after a particularly strong period of gains, although there has been greater uncertainty about momentum in recent weeks. At Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade, the Liv-ex 100 index dipped 0.3% in July 2022 but had risen every month for two years prior to that. UK-based merchant Bordeaux Index recently reported prices on the market up by 10% in the first half of 2022, with Burgundy up 26% on average. Strong activity on the LiveTrade online tradin ...

The word of the wine: Dryer

Term that characterizes a hard and tannic wine.

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