Château LéoubeLes Forts de Léoube Rouge
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.
Taste structure of the Les Forts de Léoube Rouge from the Château Léoube
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Smooth | Tannic | |
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Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Les Forts de Léoube Rouge of Château Léoube in the region of Provence is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Les Forts de Léoube Rouge of Château Léoube in the region of Provence often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Les Forts de Léoube Rouge
Pairings that work perfectly with Les Forts de Léoube Rouge
Original food and wine pairings with Les Forts de Léoube Rouge
The Les Forts de Léoube Rouge of Château Léoube matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal shank with mushrooms, chakchouka or duck breast with spices, roasted figs with honey and port.
Details and technical informations about Château Léoube's Les Forts de Léoube Rouge.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Les Forts de Léoube Rouge from Château Léoube are 2013, 2016, 2009, 2015 and 2010.
Informations about the Château Léoube
The Château Léoube is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Côtes de Provence to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes de Provence
The AOC Côtes de Provence is the largest appellation in the Provence wine region of southeastern France. It covers about 20,000 hectares of vineyards, which produce the vast majority of Provence's rosé wine. This appellation includes most of the vineyards in the Var department - essentially the eastern half of the Provence wine region - with the exception of 2,250 hectares North of Toulon which are reserved for the Côteaux Varois en Provence appellation. Although it also covers red and white wine, about 80% of Côtes de Provence production is rosé.
The wine region of Provence
Provence is a wine region in the far southeast of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its Warm, mild Climate. The modernization that is taking place in many of the traditional wine regions of southern France has not yet taken place to the same extent in Provence, but there are Clear signs of change. The region's Grape varieties, in particular, have come under scrutiny in recent decades. Traditional varieties such as Carignan, Barbaroux (Barbarossa from Sardinia) and Calitor are being replaced by more commercially viable varieties such as Grenache, Syrah and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The word of the wine: Tasting
Sensory analysis of the wine according to a precise procedure and steps, using an appropriate vocabulary.
