The Château d'Ourbenac of Cahors of South West
The Château d'Ourbenac is one of the best wineries to follow in Cahors.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château d'Ourbenac wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château d'Ourbenac 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 d'Ourbenac wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château d'Ourbenac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of couscous without couscous maker, marinated shoulder of lamb or chicken sautéed with cashew nuts (chinese).
On the nose the red wine of Château d'Ourbenac. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or blueberry and sometimes also flavors of plum, leather or cocoa.
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.
In the mouth of Cahors is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 308 estates and châteaux in the of Cahors, producing 922 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Cahors go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry.
Planning a wine route in the of Cahors? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château d'Ourbenac.
This variety is most certainly from the Tarn region, more precisely from Gaillac, and is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. It is not found in any other French wine-growing region and is virtually unknown abroad.
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Said of a wine with excessive, biting and unpleasant acidity.