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 beef and spice stuffed peppers, pasta with merguez or korean bibimbap.
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 .
Resulting from a sowing carried out in 1857 in Angers (Maine and Loire Valley) by Jean-Pierre Vibert and from 1863 marketed by the Moreau-Robert company. According to genetic analyses, this variety is the result of a cross between the royal madeleine and the blanc d'ambre. It has been used very often by hybridizers, the Csaba pearl being a good example. This variety is found in the United States (Washington), Germany and England, where it is vinified and its wine appreciated. - Synonymy: Angevine (for all the synonyms of the varieties, click here!).
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 pasta with zucchini sauce, rice with milk or spinach and roquefort pie.
Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.
How Château de Lacroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef miroton, rack of lamb with herbs or japanese curry.
How Château de Lacroux wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of lomo saltado, lamb fillet with monbazillac or beef fajitas.
During the vinification process, a "cap" is formed at the top of the vats with the solid parts (skin, pulp, pips, etc.), which contain tannins and colouring elements. Pumping over consists of emptying the vat from the bottom and pouring the juice back to the top, in order to mix the cap and the juice and to favour the exchange and the extraction. This old technique allows a better exchange between the solid parts and the liquid.
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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.
