The Château Richelieu of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château Richelieu - Fronsac
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 1404 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Richelieu is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Richelieu wines

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

The top red wines of Château Richelieu

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Richelieu

How Château Richelieu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of shoulder of suckling lamb confit with herbs, lamb mouse confit in wine or duck with vanilla (reunion island).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Richelieu

On the nose the red wine of Château Richelieu. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Richelieu. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Richelieu

  • 2003With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.70/5

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

  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

The Libournais is also Distinguished by its Grape variety dominated by Merlot, which gives Finesse, roundness and fruitiness to the red wines and allows them to age well, even if they generally Open up more quickly than those of appellations dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. .

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Richelieu

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

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 Richelieu and wines from the region

US: Two men charged over wine investment fraud scheme

An alleged investment fraud scheme claimed to broker loans between investors and ‘high net worth’ fine wine collectors, with expensive bottles purportedly held in storage as collateral, US authorities said this week. Prosecutors filed an indictment in a New York federal court charging two British men, Stephen Burton, 57, and James Wellesley, 55, with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy in connection to the scheme – which was allegedly perpetrated through their compa ...

US: Premium wine sales strong but challenges remain

Premium wine sales enjoyed a spike in the US last year, continuing a general trend towards higher-priced bottles, suggests data in the latest state of the industry report from Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) wine division. It reported a sales growth rate of 21% in 2021, based on figures from premium wineries in its database. That’s the biggest rise since 2007, it said, adding that the average case price among this group was $271 in 2021, up from $241 in 2020 and $262 in 2019. The increase was ...

Cape Winemakers Guild 2022 auction: all the lots to bid on

The 38th annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction is back on home soil in South Africa this year. Auction house Strauss & Co will host the sale, sponsored by Nedbank, live and online from 5pm to 8pm on Friday 30 September and 9am to 3pm on Saturday 1 October. Bidders can attend the auction in person at the Lord Charles Hotel in Somerset West, bid by telephone, or online. They can also leave a commission bid in advance of the sale. Bonhams auction house held the auction in London in 2020 and 2021 ...

The word of the wine: Food and wine pairing

It is the set of techniques that allow for the pleasant combination of food and wine. Food and wine pairing is based on a few basic principles, such as similarity, complementarity or contrast, and involves all the elements that make up the wine and the food (flavours, textures, aromas, etc.).