The Château Mirebeau of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux

Château Mirebeau - Les Héliotropes Pessac-Léognan
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 49 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Mirebeau is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Mirebeau wines

Looking for the best Château Mirebeau wines in Pessac-Léognan among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Mirebeau 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 Château Mirebeau wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Mirebeau

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Mirebeau

How Château Mirebeau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of stuffed tomatoes with thermomix, nanie's diced ham quiche or chicken tagine with olives and potatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Mirebeau

In the mouth the white wine of Château Mirebeau. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Mirebeau

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Mirebeau.

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Pessac-Léognan

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.

In the mouth of Pessac-Léognan is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 145 estates and châteaux in the of Pessac-Léognan, producing 382 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pessac-Léognan go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top red wines of Château Mirebeau

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Mirebeau

How Château Mirebeau wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue in hot sauce, express couscous in a pressure cooker or oven roasted rabbit that cooks itself!.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Mirebeau

On the nose the red wine of Château Mirebeau. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, leather or black currant and sometimes also flavors of chocolate, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château Mirebeau. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Mirebeau

  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Mirebeau.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). 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 bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Mirebeau

Planning a wine route in the of Pessac-Léognan? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Mirebeau.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Mirebeau and wines from the region

Bordeaux château to ‘simulate’ 2050 vintage climate

Château La Tour Carnet said it will expose an experimental vineyard to artificially higher temperatures to replicate some of the conditions the Bordeaux 2050 vintage may face due to climate change. It’s part of the ‘Oracle’ project at the fourth growth estate, which is among those in Bordeaux seeking to understand how well classic grape varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot can adapt to climate change. At La Tour Carnet, warming cables more commonly used in aeroplanes will be employed thi ...

Reaction as Mouton and Margaux 2021 released en primeur

Both Mouton and Margaux 2021 were released en primeur at €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on the 2020-vintage debut last year, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. While the market dynamics vary between these two First Growths, their 2021 grands vins were being sold en primeur as the cheapest of the last four vintages – below current prices on 2018, 2019 and 2020. Merchants were offering Mouton 2021 and Margaux 2021 at £5,100 (12x75cl in bond). Initial signs suggested t ...

Group of Bordeaux vignerons launches Pirate wine union

The project began life in 2019 as a Facebook group, created by Graves-based winemaker Jean-Baptiste Duquesne of Château Cazebonne. The positive reactions from both the public and fellow winemakers that followed prompted the group to pursue official recognition. ‘The idea started with me and with my friend Laurent David of Château Edmus in St-Emilion. He gave me the idea of the name “pirate”,’ Duquesne told Decanter. ‘So in December 2019, I created a Facebook group called Bordeaux Pirate to show ...

The word of the wine: Sulphites

Chemical compounds derived from sulphur (better known in the wine world as SO2) and used by winemakers for their antiseptic, antioxidant and antioxidant properties.

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