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Lauzet

Lauzet wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Medium
Origin
France
Top region
Jurancon
2
Key regions
3
Pairings
3
Synonyms

Lauzet is a white grape variety, with its roots in Southwest, France.

The wines show medium body, no tannin, medium acidity, varies and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to pear, blue cheese, mustard, floral and spice.

It is planted most seriously in Jurancon and Bearn.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening.

It blends readily with Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng and Petit Courbu.

On other labels it goes by Laouset, Lauzet Blanc and Lercat Blanc.

At the table it suits pork steaks with creamy mustard reduction, pecan pie and pears and blue cheese.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
None
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Varies
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
pearblue cheesemustard
Aromas
floralspice
Styles
drysweet

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Pork steaks with creamy mustard reduction
02 Pecan pie
03 Pears and blue cheese

Also labelled.

Laouset, Lauzet Blanc, Lercat Blanc.

Lauzet: common questions

01.
What does Lauzet taste like?
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Lauzet tastes of pear, blue cheese, mustard, floral and spice. The wines show medium body, no tannin, medium acidity, varies and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Lauzet from?
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Lauzet originates in Southwest, France.
03.
Where is Lauzet grown?
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The key regions for Lauzet are Jurancon and Bearn.
04.
What food pairs with Lauzet?
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Pour it with pork steaks with creamy mustard reduction, pecan pie and pears and blue cheese.
05.
What else is Lauzet called?
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Lauzet is also labelled Laouset, Lauzet Blanc and Lercat Blanc.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of France.

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