The Château Laffitte-Teston of Pyrenées of South West

Château Laffitte-Teston - Château de la Mude Cuvée Prestige Madiran
The winery offers 31 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 14 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Pyrenées in the region of South West
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The Château Laffitte-Teston is one of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in of Pyrenées to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Laffitte-Teston wines

Looking for the best Château Laffitte-Teston wines in Pyrenées among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Laffitte-Teston 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 Laffitte-Teston wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Laffitte-Teston

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Laffitte-Teston

How Château Laffitte-Teston wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of beef miroton, marinated lamb chops (honey, worcestershire sauce, olive oil) or stuffed potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Laffitte-Teston

On the nose the red wine of Château Laffitte-Teston. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or cedar and sometimes also flavors of prune, cassis or pepper.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Laffitte-Teston

  • 2004With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.74/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.72/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Laffitte-Teston.

  • Tannat
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Grenache

Discovering the wine region of Pyrenées

The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.

The last Trading post before the wines left for the lucrative markets of Britain was the wine town and port of Bordeaux. Britain has been a historic trading partner for the region, which was nominally British for a period following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II of Britain. However, Bordeaux businessmen saw the wines in transit as competition for their own local products and took strong measures to ensure their financial security. The result is the French wine map we know today, with Bordeaux being promoted and the other wine regions of the South West struggling to gain recognition for the diversity and Character of their wines.

This history also explains why the Bordeaux Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc are now three of the best-known grape varieties in the world, while traditional South West grapes such as Fer Servadou, Len de l'El and Tannat are relatively unknown.

The top white wines of Château Laffitte-Teston

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Laffitte-Teston

How Château Laffitte-Teston wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of raw salmon marinade with vinegars, fried rice with shrimp and chicken or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Laffitte-Teston

On the nose the white wine of Château Laffitte-Teston. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, lemon or spices and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, oak or microbio.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Laffitte-Teston

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.89/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Laffitte-Teston.

  • Gros Manseng
  • Petit Manseng
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Petit Courbu
  • Colombard
  • Ugni blanc

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The top pink wines of Château Laffitte-Teston

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Laffitte-Teston

How Château Laffitte-Teston wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of kamounia : tunisian beef stew, traditional tagine (morocco) or new york hot dog.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Laffitte-Teston

  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Laffitte-Teston.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Tannat
  • Fer Servadou

The word of the wine: Floral

Said of a wine whose aromas are reminiscent of flowers.

The top sweet wines of Château Laffitte-Teston

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Laffitte-Teston

How Château Laffitte-Teston wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of stuffed zucchini.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Laffitte-Teston

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Laffitte-Teston. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or melon and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Laffitte-Teston

  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Laffitte-Teston.

  • Petit Manseng
  • Tannat

Discover the grape variety: Gros Manseng

Gros Manseng blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Netherlands). 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 medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Gros Manseng blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Laffitte-Teston

Planning a wine route in the of Pyrenées? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Laffitte-Teston.

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.

News about Château Laffitte-Teston and wines from the region

Adapting vineyards to a changing climate: Torres look to the future

In the face of rising temperatures and more frequent droughts, what can wine producers do to adapt their viticultural practices? Catalan producer Torres, which has emerged during the past decade as one of the global wine sector’s leading pioneers in tackling climate change, is experimenting with a range of creative ideas. Planting vines at higher altitudes is one option. The company is investing in cooler vineyards high in the mountains of the region. They have planted vines in Tremp at 950m in ...

Adapting vineyards to a changing climate: Torres look to the future

In the face of rising temperatures and more frequent droughts, what can wine producers do to adapt their viticultural practices? Catalan producer Torres, which has emerged during the past decade as one of the global wine sector’s leading pioneers in tackling climate change, is experimenting with a range of creative ideas. Planting vines at higher altitudes is one option. The company is investing in cooler vineyards high in the mountains of the region. They have planted vines in Tremp at 950m in ...

Canada’s Okanagan Valley approves six new sub-appellations

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The word of the wine: Floral

Said of a wine whose aromas are reminiscent of flowers.

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