Château LafargueCuvée Alexandre Pessac-Léognan
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Cuvée Alexandre Pessac-Léognan of the Château Lafargue is in the top 30 of wines of Pessac-Léognan.
Taste structure of the Cuvée Alexandre Pessac-Léognan from the Château Lafargue
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Cuvée Alexandre Pessac-Léognan of Château Lafargue in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Alexandre Pessac-Léognan of Château Lafargue in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or peach and sometimes also flavors of apricot, pear or microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Alexandre Pessac-Léognan
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Alexandre Pessac-Léognan
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Alexandre Pessac-Léognan
The Cuvée Alexandre Pessac-Léognan of Château Lafargue matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of kale soup, zucchini quiche or aïoli.
Details and technical informations about Château Lafargue's Cuvée Alexandre Pessac-Léognan.
Discover the grape variety: Macabeo
Structured, aromatic dry whites with an ample palate and moderate acidity, showing aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), white flowers (acacia), pear, green apple, light honey and fresh almond notes. Fine ageing potential. Essential component of Cava DO sparkling (with xarel·lo and parellada), pillar of Rioja DOCa whites (as viura) and Roussillon AOC whites. Autochthonous Aragonese variety, aromatic signature of the great Iberian whites.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Alexandre Pessac-Léognan from Château Lafargue are 2015, 2009, 2016, 2014 and 2013.
Informations about the Château Lafargue
The Château Lafargue is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Pessac-Léognan
Historic cradle of great Bordeaux wines south of the city: Cabernet Sauvignon signature king red with Merlot — deep robe with notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco, graphite, smoke and signature mineral 'stone taste' touch, fine tannins and long elegant finish. Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon in racy dry whites (citrus, flowers, honey, wax) among the world's greatest. AOC (1987), Quaternary gravels, 16 Classified Growths (Haut-Brion leading), 10-30 year ageing.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Rosé de saignée
A method of making rosé wine that consists of partially draining a vat of red wine after a few hours of maceration. The longer the maceration, the stronger the colour. This practice gives rich and expressive rosés.
