The Château La Croix d'Armen of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château La Croix d'Armen
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 2420 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château La Croix d'Armen is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château La Croix d'Armen wines

Looking for the best Château La Croix d'Armen wines in Libournais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château La Croix d'Armen 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 d'Armen wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château La Croix d'Armen

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château La Croix d'Armen

How Château La Croix d'Armen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef kidney, couscous of meat and fish or rabbit with cider and apples.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château La Croix d'Armen

  • 1998With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château La Croix d'Armen.

  • Merlot
  • Sangiovese
  • Petit Verdot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

The Libournais is also Distinguished by its Grape variety dominated by Merlot, which gives Finesse, roundness and fruitiness to the red wines and allows them to age well, even if they generally Open up more quickly than those of appellations dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. .

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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.

News about Château La Croix d'Armen and wines from the region

My life and job as a personal wine consultant

Tongue firmly in cheek, I sometimes define ‘wine consultant’ as ‘someone lacking employment who will work for whoever pays them’. Although meant in jest, the implied question is valid: just what does a wine consultant do? More importantly, in this age, when every assistant in a retail shop styles him- or herself a sales consultant, who would hire one? The short answer is this: a wine consultant is someone who advises wine lovers about their passion. He or she advises buyers on what to buy (and a ...

Rare Haut-Brion helps Prince Robert of Luxembourg cellar auction ‘smash’ estimate

All 818 lots were sold in the auction, which saw Prince Robert of Luxembourg, chairman and CEO of Château Haut-Brion owner Domaine Clarence Dillon, open up his personal cellar to raise funds for the PolG Foundation. Featuring 4,200 bottles and covering Bordeaux wine royalty spanning more than a century of vintages, Sotheby’s said the auction ‘smashed’ its pre-sale high estimate of around $4m.  Two 4.5-litre Jeroboams of Haut-Brion, one from the 1926 vintage and the other from 1 ...

Price key as top wines set for La Place de Bordeaux release – Liv-ex

More than 100 wines from 32 regions across 11 countries – including France – are set for release via the La Place in the coming weeks, Liv-ex said in a new report released today (24 August). September, in particular, has become a busy month for négociants, who have sought to expand their portfolios beyond Bordeaux. For wineries, the extensive La Place distribution network offers opportunities to reach new drinkers and enhance their international reputation – albeit opinions in the UK trade diffe ...

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