The Château de Rouffiac is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château de Rouffiac wines in Cahors among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Rouffiac 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 de Rouffiac wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château de Rouffiac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of scottish haggis, navarin of lamb or chinese fondue.
On the nose the red wine of Château de Rouffiac. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or oaky and sometimes also flavors of non oak, spices or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château de Rouffiac. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
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 de Rouffiac.
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.
