The Winery Jean-Luc Baldès of Cahors of South West

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The winery offers 46 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West
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The Winery Jean-Luc Baldès is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 46 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Jean-Luc Baldès wines

Looking for the best Winery Jean-Luc Baldès wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Jean-Luc Baldès 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 Jean-Luc Baldès wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

How Winery Jean-Luc Baldès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of navarin of the sea da gigi, royal couscous or ravioles from champsaur.

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès.

  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Cahors

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.

The top red wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

How Winery Jean-Luc Baldès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of boles de picolat (catalan meatballs), lamb tagine with prunes and almonds or stuffed artichoke.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

On the nose the red wine of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès. often reveals types of flavors of black cherries, black plum or mushroom and sometimes also flavors of clove, cassis or toasty. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

  • 1998With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.13/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.04/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès.

  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Tannat
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache
  • Mourvedre

Discover the grape variety: Chenin blanc

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.

The top white wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

How Winery Jean-Luc Baldès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of chipirons / squids with tomato (basque country), white fish in court-bouillon or rice with milk.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

On the nose the white wine of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès. often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

  • 2015With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès.

  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay
  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Grand cru classé

In the Bordeaux region, this refers to certain châteaux in the Médoc and also in Saint-Émilion which are classified.

The top pink wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

How Winery Jean-Luc Baldès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, marinated tacaud fillets or snail and comté pie.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, microbio or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès.

  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top sweet wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

How Winery Jean-Luc Baldès wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, lean fish or fruity desserts such as recipes of chipirons / squids with tomato (basque country), fish lasagne or rice with milk.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Jean-Luc Baldès.

  • Chenin Blanc

The word of the wine: Organic (agriculture)

A type of agriculture (and therefore viticulture) based on respect for living organisms and biological cycles, and which excludes the use of synthetic treatment products and synthetic fertilizers. Organic farming is guaranteed by the respect of a set of specifications.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Jean-Luc Baldès

Planning a wine route in the of Cahors? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Jean-Luc Baldès.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Winery Jean-Luc Baldès and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

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 ...

Argentina harvest report 2022: ‘wines with excellent ageing potential’ 

The grapes have been picked and Argentina is able to file another successful harvest for 2022, to match the previous four years. However producers are reporting that 2022 was the most singular of recent vintages, with each region experiencing its own challenges. Mendoza ‘The 2021-2022 season reminds me of a good Hollywood movie,’ said Martín Kaiser, viticulturist at Doña Paula in Mendoza. ‘It certainly kept us entertained. Our hearts were in our mouths all the way through, but it had a great end ...

Guigal acquires Tavel rosé estate Château d’Aqueria

Guigal has acquired Château d’Aqueria for an undisclosed fee in a deal that adds to a sense of fresh dynamism in the historic vineyards of Tavel, a rosé-only appellation that lies on the west bank of the Rhône river in southern France. Marcel Guigal, son of Guigal domaine founder Etienne, said, ‘Our family is delighted to join the Tavel appellation and to participate in the promotion of this great gastronomic rosé.’ Château d’Aqueria. Photo credit: Courtesy of E. Guigal. The purchase puts ...

The word of the wine: Grand cru classé

In the Bordeaux region, this refers to certain châteaux in the Médoc and also in Saint-Émilion which are classified.