Details
- Type: Red
- Country: France
- Region: South West France
- Vintage: 2015
- Producer: Château Labrande
- Primary grape: Malbec
- Bottle size: 75cl
- List price: £10.66
- Code: 37636
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Vegetarian
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Vegan
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Sulphites
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Expression
Juicy, medium-bodied, fruit-led reds
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Cambozola & other creamy blue cheeses. Camembert, Cheddar, Cheshire, Epoisses, Gouda, parmesan, Reblochon
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Grilled fish with sauce made using similar wine e.g. salmon, sea bass or tuna with a red wine butter sauce
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Coriander, cumin, marjoram, mint, mustard, oregano, paprika, rosemary, sage, thyme
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Chicken, duck, turkey. Light beef or pheasant, dishes. Calves liver, ostrich. Smoked or cured meats, sausages
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Balsamic, BBQ, bolognese, cooked tomato sauces, lasagna, mustard sauce, truffle or wild mushroom sauces
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Moderate to hot Indian e.g. jalfrezi, Madras. Rich Chinese e.g. black bean sauce, Sichuan lamb hot pot. Harissa-spiced lamb
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Smoked and cured-meat salads, Tuscan bean salad. Lentils, roasted vegetables, vegetable risotto, roasted nuts
About the Wine
This wonderful red Wine produced by Château Labrande is made in the Cahors area of South West France. This wine is exclusive to Matthew Clark, you won't find it at multiple retailers. Available in 75cl bottles, supplied by LGI (Viticulteurs de L'Union). Château Labrande, Cahors is an inviting wine, made from Malbec grapes. This wine has a cork closure and is one of a growing number in our list that can be enjoyed by vegan drinkers. Relish the heat up when paired with spicy dishes; peps up grilled and roasted beef or lamb dishes.
Malbec
Mahl-bek
Malbec is a deeply coloured, intense and tannic, but fruity red. Since Argentina has almost taken it on as its own, it's grown increasingly in popularity. Typically Malbec has flavour characteristics of baked plums, black cherry, violets, sweet spice and sometimes coffee.
Flavours:
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Blackberry
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Cocoa
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Red Plum
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Tobacco
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Vanilla
The Country
France
Following on from a fantastic vintage the year before, French vineyards endured a mixed bag of weather conditions in the early part of the growing season followed by a long, hot summer which produced some memorable wines, even to rival to the excellence of the previous year.
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