The Winery Georges Vigouroux is one of the world's great estates. It offers 97 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Georges Vigouroux wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Georges Vigouroux 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 Winery Georges Vigouroux wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Georges Vigouroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of monkfish tagine, osso bucco of lamb or empanadas de carne (argentina).
On the nose the red wine of Winery Georges Vigouroux. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, sweet tobacco or cigar box and sometimes also flavors of bramble, menthol or black plum. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Georges Vigouroux. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.
In the mouth of Cahors is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Cahors, producing 922 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cahors go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.
How Winery Georges Vigouroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of wild boar with honey, lentil soup with carrots and coconut milk or phonsounette (potatoes with melted saint nectaire cheese).
Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.
How Winery Georges Vigouroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of tagliatelle with foie gras, chinese fondue or oven-roasted breton lobster with salted butter from the jaguin brothers (the....
On the nose the white wine of Winery Georges Vigouroux. often reveals types of flavors of butter, honey or cream and sometimes also flavors of minerality, vanilla or banana. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Georges Vigouroux. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Protected geographical indication. Equivalent to vin de pays in European regulations.
How Winery Georges Vigouroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of squid from the mouth of the cavado river (portugal), thai green curry chicken and eggplant or apple cake.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Georges Vigouroux. often reveals types of flavors of oak.
It most certainly originates from the Anjou region and is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties on the A1 list. It can also be found in South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, the United States (California), New Zealand, etc. It is said to be a descendant of Savagnin and to have sauvignonasse as its second parent (Jean-Michel Boursiquot 2019). On the other hand, Chenin blanc is the half-brother of verdelho and sauvignon blanc and is the father of colombard.
How Winery Georges Vigouroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of beef mironton, chicken tagine with lemon confit (marrakech style) or three-cheese pie (beaufort, comté, emmental).
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Georges Vigouroux. often reveals types of flavors of earth, red fruit or cherry and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or strawberries.
Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.
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Colombard is one of the oldest grape varieties in the Charentes. This golden white grape variety is a cross between Chenin and Gouais. The young leaves of colombard are yellow with bronze patches. The adult leaves may be three-lobed or whole, depending on the variety. Its branches are cottony. The bunches of this variety are thick and cylindrical. Its elliptical berries are medium-sized. They change color until they ripen, ranging from greenish white to golden yellow. Colombard is associated with an average budding. It is particularly susceptible to leafhoppers, grape worms, mites, mildew, powdery mildew and gray mold. It is also sensitive to water stress, but is not very sensitive to wind. It ripens late in the second half of the year. There are a dozen approved clones of Colombard, the best known of which are 608, 607 and 606. This variety produces a full-bodied, fine white wine. Aromas of lime, nectarine, boxwood, citrus and exotic fruits are released.
Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...
There’s been a focus on making wine production less energy intensive as well as environmentally friendly in order to address climate change. The efforts continue but, as is the case for electric cars where it’s the battery technology that needs innovating, it’s in wine bottles where we’re seeing rapid change. It comes in a two-pronged attack to reduce energy use in manufacturing and then an even bigger emphasis on reducing bottle weight for shipping to reduce fuel usage and thus CO2 production. ...
Old vines from Western Australia’s Swan Valley will be protected in the soon-to-be launched Swan Valley Old Vine Charter (OVC). More than 20 wineries from this historic region, a 30-minute drive from the state capital of Perth, are participating. The programme will see grapevines from 35 to 125 years of age registered and preserved. Participating wineries include Talijancich Wines, Nikola Estate, John Kosovich Wines, Mandoon Estate and Sandalford Wines. While the vines are predominantly Shiraz, ...
Protected geographical indication. Equivalent to vin de pays in European regulations.
