The Winery Vigné-Lourac is one of the best wineries to follow in Sud-Ouest.. It offers 46 wines for sale in of South West to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Vigné-Lourac wines in South West among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Vigné-Lourac 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 Winery Vigné-Lourac wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Vigné-Lourac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salt crusted sea bass, shrimp curry and coconut (thailand) or zucchini quiche.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Vigné-Lourac. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, minerality or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
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 last Trading post before the wines left for the lucrative markets of Britain was the wine town and port of Bordeaux. Britain has been a historic trading partner for the region, which was nominally British for a period following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II of Britain. However, Bordeaux businessmen saw the wines in transit as competition for their own local products and took strong measures to ensure their financial security. The result is the French wine map we know today, with Bordeaux being promoted and the other wine regions of the South West struggling to gain recognition for the diversity and Character of their wines.
This history also explains why the Bordeaux Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc are now three of the best-known grape varieties in the world, while traditional South West grapes such as Fer Servadou, Len de l'El and Tannat are relatively unknown.
How Winery Vigné-Lourac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of tanjia, shoulder of lamb boulangère or chicken curry (like in reunion island).
On the nose the red wine of Winery Vigné-Lourac. often reveals types of flavors of cheese, microbio or tree fruit.
Duras noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Tarn). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium-sized bunches and small grapes. Duras noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon.
How Winery Vigné-Lourac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, canned cassoulet or shrimp with curry express.
Quality wine produced in a specific region. European designation that groups together appellation wines, i.e., in France, AOC and VDQS.
How Winery Vigné-Lourac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of mature and hard cheese, fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of tartiflette with 3 cheeses, rice with milk or three-cheese baked tortellini.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Vigné-Lourac. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.
Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.
How Winery Vigné-Lourac wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
Operation consisting in eliminating the suckers that grow on the vine stocks.
Planning a wine route in the of South West? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Vigné-Lourac.
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.
