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Château du Cros Loupiac 37.5cl Half Bottle – think peach, apricot, honey and a whisper of toasty oak all in a very handy half bottle. Loupiac sweet wine is one of Bordeaux’s best-kept secrets.
Château du Cros sits directly opposite Sauternes on the right bank of the Garonne. Loupiac wine is one of Bordeaux’s most underrated sweet wine appellations, and du Cros, with four generations of the Boyer family at the helm, is one of the very best producers of Loupiac dessert wines.
Surrounding the Chateau, the family have a very rare, single plot of Semillon vines planted here that are 107 years old. The soils here have a high proportion of limestone, which helps to produce wines with good acidity. The vineyards are located only 80 metres from the Garonne River, where it converges with the Cirons.
The confluence of the two rivers creates a thermal shock, resulting in very misty conditions from August through to October – the ideal conditions for the Botrytis Cinerea or Noble Rot that helps to concentrate the aromas and sweetness in the grapes for sweet wine production.
Château du Cros is the principal property of the Famille Boyer and is located in the small Bordeaux appellation of Loupiac. The commune of Loupiac is located between Cadillac and Ste Croix de Mont on the right bank of the Garonne river, directly opposite the famous sweet wine growing left bank appellations of Barsac and Sauternes. The sweet wines of Loupiac offer great value compared to their neighbours opposite.
The Château du Cros vineyard is located in Loupiac, some 40 km to the south of Bordeaux and consists of some 60 hectares of vines surrounding the medieval Château du Cros itself. The medieval Chateau was inhabited until 1940, but was partly destroyed in World War Two and has since fallen into ruin. The remains are perched atop a hill, which is the highest point to view the Garonne in the Gironde.
The family produce red wines (Château du Cros Rouge), white wines (Mayne de Cros Graves) and several other cuvées of sweet Bordeaux wines. The family were also among the very first producers to make a lees-aged Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc in the 1970s, a style that most producers of Bordeaux white wines have since adopted.
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Chateau du Cros Loupiac has a brilliant, light golden yellow colour. The nose is complex and aromatic with aromas of peach, apricot, citrus, acacia and a slight hint of toasty oak. The palate is very sweet but with good acidity so that the wine is not cloying. There are toasty oak notes from the barrel ageing but the palate is dominated by apricot and plum with some candied, honey character beginning to develop. It has a very long, lingering finish with great subtlety and elegance.
Château du Cros Loupiac is excellent as an aperitif with foie gras roast chicken spicy dishes blue cheese brie aged Comté and fresh fruit salads.
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