Winery Lousteau-VieilSainte-Croix-du-Mont
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, poultry or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Food and wine pairings with Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Pairings that work perfectly with Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Original food and wine pairings with Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
The Sainte-Croix-du-Mont of Winery Lousteau-Vieil matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of grandma's cherry clafoutis or september's verrine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lousteau-Vieil's Sainte-Croix-du-Mont.
Discover the grape variety: Scarlotta seedless
Seedless table grape with long clusters and elongated red-purple berries, thin skin and crisp flesh, sweet fresh taste. Late-ripening, productive, with excellent shelf life. Grown in California, Chile and Peru for export markets, prized for its attractive appearance on shelves and good commercial keeping. Black seedless American table grape variety obtained by crossing for fresh consumption.
Informations about the Winery Lousteau-Vieil
The Winery Lousteau-Vieil is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Saint-Croix-du-Mont to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Croix-du-Mont
Sweet AOC on the right bank of the Garonne facing Sauternes (Entre-deux-Mers, 450 ha): signature Sémillon as king sweet white (85%) susceptible to noble rot (Botrytis cinerea), Sauvignon Blanc (12%) and Muscadelle (3%) as complement — enveloping signature aromas of raisin, fig, white flowers (acacia, honeysuckle), apricot, pineapple, peach and candied fruit, powerful and complex profile of remarkable intensity, outstanding length. Sauternes-style.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Cooperative cellar
A collective production structure to which winegrowers belong in order to pool their grapes, transform them into wine and ensure its marketing.
