Château le ChaletVerdelais Loupiac
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Château le Chalet's Verdelais Loupiac.
Discover the grape variety: Iona
It is said to come from a seedling of diana - the latter is also a seedling of catawba - and propagated in 1860 by Dr. C.W. Grant, the introduction in the United States would date from 1863. Other ampelographers give it as coming directly from a seedling of catawba. The only certainty is that it is an interspecific cross with Vitis Labrusca as a parent. It should be noted that it is the parent of the diamond and the golden muscat. Iona can be found in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, etc. In France it is totally unknown. This variety can only be of interest to amateur gardeners, on the one hand to enlarge their collections and on the other hand, because it produces an excellent juice.
Informations about the Château le Chalet
The Château le Chalet is one of wineries to follow in Loupiac.. It offers 3 wines for sale in the of Loupiac to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Loupiac
The wine region of Loupiac is located in the region of Entre-deux-Mers of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château du Cros or the Château Massac produce mainly wines sweet, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Loupiac are Muscadelle, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Loupiac often reveals types of flavors of honey, lychee or honeysuckle and sometimes also flavors of pear, marmalade or persimmon.
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: Phenolic ripeness
A distinction is made between the ripeness of sugars and acids and the ripeness of tannins and other compounds such as anthocyanins and tannins, which will bring structure and colour. Grapes can be measured at 13° potential without having reached this phenolic maturity. Vinified at this stage, they will give hard, astringent wines, without charm.
