Winery Les Celliers du Sud OuestPrince Cahors
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Les Celliers du Sud Ouest's Prince Cahors.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta da Madeira
Portuguese, more precisely from the island of Madeira where it is still the most cultivated. It can be found in the United States (California), in Spain, etc. In France, it is practically unknown. Its parents are Grenache and Pinot Noir, an intraspecific cross obtained over two hundred years ago. It should be noted that this variety is the father of the egiodola.
Informations about the Winery Les Celliers du Sud Ouest
The Winery Les Celliers du Sud Ouest is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Cahors
The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.
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: Véraison
A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.
