Château Laffitte-TestonEtoile Rouge
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Etoile Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Etoile Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Etoile Rouge
The Etoile Rouge of Château Laffitte-Teston matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef with onions chinese style, dad's lamb mouse or chicken curry and onions.
Details and technical informations about Château Laffitte-Teston's Etoile Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Foch
Interspecific crossing between 101-14 Millardet and Grasset (vitis riparia X vitis rupestris) and the goldriesling obtained by Eugène Kühlmann around 1911. With these same parents, he obtained among others the Léon Millot. Maréchal Foch is still found in Canada (Quebec) where it is the first black grape variety, in the north-east of the United States, etc. In France, it is hardly present in the vineyard any more, although it is registered in the Official Catalogue of Vine Varieties list A.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Etoile Rouge from Château Laffitte-Teston are 2017, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2013.
Informations about the Château Laffitte-Teston
The Château Laffitte-Teston is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Gascogne
The wine region of Côtes de Gascogne is located in the region of Comté Tolosan of Vin de Pays of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Sichel or the Domaine Haut-Marin produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Gascogne are Colombard, Gros Manseng and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Gascogne often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, tangerine or jam and sometimes also flavors of watermelon, pomegranate or lemon grass.
The wine region of Comté Tolosan
Comte Tolosan is a PGI title that covers wines produced in a large area of Southwestern France. The PGI basin encompasses 12 administrative dePartments and is home to a wide range of appellations d'origine contrôlée (AOC) such as Jurançon, Cahors and Armagnac. The IGP label provides a geographical classification for wines that are not classified for AOC level appellations due to Grape variety or winemaking style. The region is part of the Aquitaine basin - the plains that lie between the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
The word of the wine: Light (taste of)
Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.
