The Château de Lacroux is one of the world's great estates. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Lacroux wines in Gaillac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Lacroux 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 de Lacroux wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Lacroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of puchero, 7 o'clock leg of lamb or croque madame.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Lacroux. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
The wine region of Gaillac is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Robert & Bernard Plageoles or the Château de Saurs produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gaillac are Duras, Merlot and Mauzac, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gaillac often reveals types of flavors of earth, leather or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of butter, melon or strawberries.
In the mouth of Gaillac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 202 estates and châteaux in the of Gaillac, producing 936 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Gaillac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Château de Lacroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
How Château de Lacroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of reblochon pie, express cherry clafoutis or potatoes with blue cheese and bacon.
Unit of measurement corresponding to one second and allowing to quantify the aromatic persistence of a wine in mouth (length in mouth).
How Château de Lacroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, mouse of lamb with honey and thyme or couscous.
Mauzac is a grape variety, black or white (the white one is better known), originating from the South-West. It is mainly cultivated in the vineyards of Gaillac and Limoux (where it is called blanquette), on about 5,000 hectares. mauzac has medium-sized bunches, composed of berries whose colour can vary from green to red depending on the maturity of the grapes. This grape variety likes limestone and clay-limestone soils, and it is here that it is most productive. Its white wines are fat, with little acidity and marked by aromas of ripe apple, pear, honey, quince, vanilla and violet, typical of the great sweet wines of Gaillac. mauzac also produces the famous Blanquette-de-Limoux in rural method. In this region, Mauzac is competing with Sauvignon, Chenin and Chardonnay, especially for sparkling wines which are more similar to Champagne. It is also used in some appellations such as Entre-deux-Mers, Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux, Côtes-de-Duras, Vins-de-Lavilledieu...
How Château de Lacroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), rack of lamb with antiboise sauce or baked falafels.
Characteristic of the musk smell.
Planning a wine route in the of Gaillac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Lacroux.
