The Château Loirac of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Loirac
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 602 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Loirac is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Loirac wines

Looking for the best Château Loirac wines in Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Loirac 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 Loirac wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Loirac

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Loirac

How Château Loirac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bobotie, leg of lamb brissac (leftover leg of lamb) or forest rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Loirac

On the nose the red wine of Château Loirac. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, dark fruit or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Loirac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Loirac

  • 2012With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Loirac.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Malbec

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Loirac

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Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

News about Château Loirac and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Chardonnay

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Chardonnay, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgogne ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Verzé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Verzé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

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The word of the wine: Attack

First impressions perceived after the wine is put in the mouth.