The Château Lacapelle Cabanac of Cahors of South West

Château Lacapelle Cabanac
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 11 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West
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The Château Lacapelle Cabanac is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Lacapelle Cabanac wines

Looking for the best Château Lacapelle Cabanac wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Lacapelle Cabanac 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 Lacapelle Cabanac wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Château Lacapelle Cabanac

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Lacapelle Cabanac

How Château Lacapelle Cabanac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of spaghetti with squid ink (italy), fresh sardine rillettes or papillote of fish with cumin onions.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Lacapelle Cabanac.

  • 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 white wines of Château Lacapelle Cabanac

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Lacapelle Cabanac

How Château Lacapelle Cabanac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of baked dumplings, lamb chops marinated with herbs or spinach, goat cheese and salmon quiche.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Lacapelle Cabanac.

  • Chenin Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier
  • Chardonnay

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

The top red wines of Château Lacapelle Cabanac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lacapelle Cabanac

How Château Lacapelle Cabanac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef pot au feu (grandma's style), couscous of meat and fish or dauphine apples.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Lacapelle Cabanac

On the nose the red wine of Château Lacapelle Cabanac. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earthy or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, plum or pepper. In the mouth the red wine of Château Lacapelle Cabanac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Lacapelle Cabanac

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.93/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Lacapelle Cabanac.

  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The word of the wine: Full-bodied

A rich, concentrated wine that offers consistency in the mouth.

The top sweet wines of Château Lacapelle Cabanac

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Lacapelle Cabanac

How Château Lacapelle Cabanac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of market garden rice salad, rice with milk or leek and roquefort tart.

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Lacapelle Cabanac.

  • 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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Lacapelle Cabanac

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 Château Lacapelle Cabanac.

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.

News about Château Lacapelle Cabanac and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Full-bodied

A rich, concentrated wine that offers consistency in the mouth.