The Château Lafitte-Tramier of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Lafitte-Tramier - Médoc
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 175 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Lafitte-Tramier is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Lafitte-Tramier wines

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

The top red wines of Château Lafitte-Tramier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lafitte-Tramier

How Château Lafitte-Tramier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, tajine of beef balls and merguez or rabbit with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Lafitte-Tramier

On the nose the red wine of Château Lafitte-Tramier. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, microbio or cheese and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, anise or orange. In the mouth the red wine of Château Lafitte-Tramier. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Lafitte-Tramier

  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Lafitte-Tramier.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

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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 Lafitte-Tramier and wines from the region

Decanter magazine latest issue: July 2022

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Château Latour 2014 released for first time

Château Latour 2014 was released this morning (15 March), making it the youngest Latour grand vin on the market and the third to be released since the first growth estate left the Bordeaux en primeur system in 2012. Farr Vintners was selling Latour 2014 at £4,950 per 12-bottle case, with six magnums offered at £4,980. Bordeaux Index was offering the wine in six-bottle cases at £2,475 in bond. Analyst group Wine Lister said the wine had been released at €430 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, up 18% on the ...

Anthony Barton: tributes paid to Bordeaux wine great

The Barton family announced yesterday (19 January), ‘We have the immense sadness to inform you that our beloved Anthony Barton passed away at the age of 91 years old.’ Known as the ‘gentleman’ of Bordeaux wine and admired for his sense of humour and charisma, Anthony Barton was also widely respected for modernising family estates Léoville Barton and Langoa Barton – the respective 1855 second and third growth châteaux in the St-Julien appellation. Barton was credited, too, with maintaining ...

The word of the wine: Dryer

Term that characterizes a hard and tannic wine.