Château LafonComtesse de Loubenac Sainte Croix du Mont
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Comtesse de Loubenac Sainte Croix du Mont
Pairings that work perfectly with Comtesse de Loubenac Sainte Croix du Mont
Original food and wine pairings with Comtesse de Loubenac Sainte Croix du Mont
The Comtesse de Loubenac Sainte Croix du Mont of Château Lafon matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of marmite dieppoise, clams in white wine or traditional pastry flan.
Details and technical informations about Château Lafon's Comtesse de Loubenac Sainte Croix du Mont.
Discover the grape variety: Dunkelfelder
Intraspecific crossing between the madeleine angevine and the dyer of Cher obtained in 1928 by Gustav Adolf (1847/1912) of the Research Institute in Geinsenheim (Germany). We can meet it certainly in Germany but also in Belgium, in Switzerland, in England, in the United States, in Canada... almost unknown in France. It should not be confused with the dornfelder, also of German origin.
Informations about the Château Lafon
The Château Lafon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont
The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Loubens or the Château du Mont produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Croix-du-Mont often reveals types of flavors of raisin, mango or tropical and sometimes also flavors of orange peel, passion fruit or melon.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Second wine
In the Bordeaux vineyard, the second wine is a lesser-aged wine made from the youngest vines, while the main wine of the château is called the "grand vin".
