The Château Peyrat-Fourthon of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Peyrat-Fourthon - Haut-Médoc
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 8 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Peyrat-Fourthon is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Peyrat-Fourthon wines

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

The top red wines of Château Peyrat-Fourthon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Peyrat-Fourthon

How Château Peyrat-Fourthon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, grilled leg of lamb marinated in aromatic oil or duck breast with foie gras sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Peyrat-Fourthon

On the nose the red wine of Château Peyrat-Fourthon. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cheese or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Peyrat-Fourthon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Peyrat-Fourthon

  • 2006With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.98/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Peyrat-Fourthon.

  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

The wine region of Haut-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lestage Simon or the Château La Lagune produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Haut-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Haut-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of leather, sour cherry or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, hay or orange.

In the mouth of Haut-Médoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 512 estates and châteaux in the of Haut-Médoc, producing 836 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Haut-Médoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Peyrat-Fourthon

Planning a wine route in the of Haut-Médoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Peyrat-Fourthon.

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 Peyrat-Fourthon and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Angélus, Léoville Barton join 2021 en primeur releases

Château Angélus 2021 was released this morning (23 May) at €265 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, according to Liv-ex, up by around 2% on the opening price of the 2020 vintage last year. Merchants were offering Angélus 2021 for £3,120 (12x75cl in bond). Decanter’s Georgie Hindle scored Angélus 2021 95 points, praising its ‘exceptional finesse’. She said the wine represents an excellent effort, following a Bordeaux 2021 growing season that presented many weather challenges. This vintage of Angélus contains ...

Domaines Henri Martin – the spirit of family and terroir

The story of Domaines Henri Martin is that of a family business founded on a shared commitment, across generations, to produce wines with character, true to the quality of the exceptional vineyards and the history of the iconic estates they hail from. Descending from a family rooted in the Médoc for more than 300 years, Henri Martin was well aware of the potential of some of the region’s finest parcels. Motivated by this belief and by a vibrant entrepreneurial spirit, he accomplished something q ...

The word of the wine: Light (taste of)

Taste close to oxidation, characteristic of champagnes altered by prolonged exposure to light.