The Winery La Croix des Aubrais of Libournais of Bordeaux

Winery La Croix des Aubrais - Saint-Emilion
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 2635 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery La Croix des Aubrais 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 Winery La Croix des Aubrais wines

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

The top red wines of Winery La Croix des Aubrais

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery La Croix des Aubrais

How Winery La Croix des Aubrais wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, leg of lamb brissac (leftover leg of lamb) or magret stuffed with foie gras.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery La Croix des Aubrais

On the nose the red wine of Winery La Croix des Aubrais. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Croix des Aubrais. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery La Croix des Aubrais

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery La Croix des Aubrais.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

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: 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 Winery La Croix des Aubrais and wines from the region

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Courvoisier Mizunara: the launch of a collaborative Cognac

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The word of the wine: N-D

Negociant-distributor. In Champagne, a company that buys finished wines in bottles that are dressed under a brand name with the merchant's own labels.

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