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Chateau de Ricaud – Loupiac
AOC Loupiac
Château de Ricaud Loupiac confirms its reputation as the gold standard in Loupiac wines. It is no coincidence that journalists in the 50s affectionately referred to this wine as the “Yquem of the Right Bank”. Château de Ricaud Loupiac is light in style, offering delicious flavours of laser-precision. Freshness is the key word in a wine where sweetness and acidity are in perfect harmony, and that culminates in a long and lingering finish.
Tasting notes
Magnificent golden appearance. The appealingly fresh bouquet is marked by notes of citrus fruits and gentle spices. The aromas are echoed on the generous palate, combined with typical ‘noble rot’ characters of oven-roasted peach and orange peel. Well balanced overall, the acidity and richness are in perfect harmony and the wine culminates in a long, zesty and intensely aromatic finish.
The vintage
2019 got off to a mild start resulting in early bud break. The growing season was set back by changeable weather in spring, marked by two episodes of frost on 14th April and 6th May, with thankfully no major damage to our vineyards. Summer was hot and dry and by the end of June had set in for the duration, lasting right through until the harvest. These favourable conditions, together with painstaking work in the vineyard, good water reserves and fluctuating day/night temperatures from late August, promoted balance and concentration in the grapes. Welcome rainfall in mid-September added the finishing touch to ripening in the perfectly healthy red grapes.
Hand-harvest, in several successive sortings to pick only bunches affected by Botrytis Cinerea, began on October 10th.
Blending
- 100% Sémillon
Food pairing
Perfect match with foie gras, white meat (poultry), fish (cod) and shellfish, asian dishes (sushis, maki and deserts such as mango and coconut rice sushi).
