The Château de Lastours is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 21 wines for sale in of Corbières to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Lastours wines in Corbières among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Lastours 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 de Lastours wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Lastours wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of beef tagine with prunes and almonds, pasta romantica or tournedos rossini with port sauce.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Lastours. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, tobacco or licorice. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Lastours. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Corbières is an important appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon region of southern France. It is one of the best known and most productive appellations in the Languedoc. The Corbières vineyards produce large quantities of red and rosé wines, as well as a growing number of white wines. The reds are the strongest Part of the appellation; they are reputedly Rich and herbal, made from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Lledoner Pelut and Carignan.
The rosé wines of the Corbières are also very famous, made from the same red grape varieties, combined with Grenache Gris and Picpoul. White wines represent only a small percentage of the total production. They are made from a wide selection of grape varieties - notably Bourboulenc, Grenache Blanc, Maccabeu, Marsanne and Roussanne. The appellation has about 2,200 winegrowers, nearly 300 private producers and more than 30 cooperatives.
How Château de Lastours wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of one pot pasta with creamy chicken farfalle, goat cheese and bacon quiche or fried chicken.
Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. 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 medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
How Château de Lastours wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of soy and shrimp noodles, zucchini quiche or biscuits for dogs.
On the nose the pink wine of Château de Lastours. often reveals types of flavors of peach, strawberries or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit or dried fruit. In the mouth the pink wine of Château de Lastours. is a with a nice freshness.
A grape variety resulting from the crossing of two varieties of the same species. For example, pinotage (a South African grape variety) is the result of crossing pinot noir and cinsault.
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Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
