Château LastoursCuvée Spéciale Gaillac Blanc
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Gaillac Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Spéciale Gaillac Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Gaillac Blanc
The Cuvée Spéciale Gaillac Blanc of Château Lastours matches generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of salt crusted sea bass, spaghetti with clams or very simple muffins.
Details and technical informations about Château Lastours's Cuvée Spéciale Gaillac Blanc.
Discover the grape variety: Dobricic
From the island of Solta off the Dalmatian coast in Croatia. If in France it is almost unknown, in its country of origin it still benefits today from a rescue program. According to genetic analyses carried out in Davis (United States) by the California University, Dobricic is the father of Plavac Mali, the latter being a very well-known quality grape variety in Croatia and other countries.
Informations about the Château Lastours
The Château Lastours is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Gaillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gaillac
The wine region of Gaillac is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Robert & Bernard Plageoles or the Château de Saurs produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gaillac are Duras, Merlot and Mauzac, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gaillac often reveals types of flavors of earth, leather or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of butter, melon or strawberries.
The wine region of South West
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 word of the wine: Amber
(1) A colour close to amber, sometimes taken on by white wines aged for a long time, or by oxidising prematurely. (2) A term used on the label to designate white Rivesaltes aged for at least thirty months in an oxidizing environment.
