Château Lafont MenautPessac-Léognan Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château Lafont Menaut in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of citrus, peach or lime.
Food and wine pairings with Pessac-Léognan Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Pessac-Léognan Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Pessac-Léognan Blanc
The Pessac-Léognan Blanc of Château Lafont Menaut matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of hawaiian poke bowl, chicken chop suey or tiramisu (original recipe).
Details and technical informations about Château Lafont Menaut's Pessac-Léognan Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Blanc vert
Simple, fresh dry whites with a pale golden robe with green reflections, a supple palate with moderate acidity on undemonstrative citrus and white flower aromas. Rustic profile. Almost extinct, preserved in INRAE ampelographic collections, it belongs to the ancient varieties with patrimonial value whose commercial diffusion has disappeared and which are studied for their genetic interest. French autochthonous white variety, formerly grown in the South-West and Languedoc.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pessac-Léognan Blanc from Château Lafont Menaut are 2008, 2005, 2017, 2009 and 2015.
Informations about the Château Lafont Menaut
The Château Lafont Menaut is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 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: Full
A full, complete and harmonious wine, offering a great wealth of flavours.
