The Château Tour de Pez of Saint-Estèphe of Bordeaux

Château Tour de Pez - L'Eclat de Tour de Pez Saint-Estèphe
The winery offers 7 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 73 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Estèphe in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Tour de Pez is one of the world's great estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in of Saint-Estèphe to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Tour de Pez wines

Looking for the best Château Tour de Pez wines in Saint-Estèphe among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Tour de Pez 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 Tour de Pez wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Tour de Pez

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Tour de Pez

How Château Tour de Pez wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with panang curry (red curry), lamb in spicy sauce or duck breast with foie gras sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Tour de Pez

On the nose the red wine of Château Tour de Pez. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, smoke or toasty and sometimes also flavors of cheese, dark fruit or cedar. In the mouth the red wine of Château Tour de Pez. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Tour de Pez

  • 1999With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1996With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 1995With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.82/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Tour de Pez.

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

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Estèphe

The wine region of Saint-Estèphe is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cos d'Estournel or the Château Montrose produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Estèphe are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Estèphe often reveals types of flavors of iron, sandalwood or banana and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, dried herbs or star anise.

In the mouth of Saint-Estèphe is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 199 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Estèphe, producing 306 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Estèphe go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Tour de Pez

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Estèphe? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Tour de Pez.

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 Tour de Pez and wines from the region

Rare Lynch-Bages auction with ‘mythical’ 1961 is 100% sold

Strong demand for Château Lynch-Bages wines from collectors in Europe, US and Asia helped ensure all 342 lots in the London-based auction were sold, said Sotheby’s. Total sales at the 25 March event hit £877,826 ($1.16m), eclipsing a pre-sale high estimate of just under £700,000. It’s another sign of a strong auction market, and of Lynch-Bages’ popularity; this Pauillac-based Bordeaux estate owned by the Cazes family has long been known for punching above its fifth growth status in the 1855 Clas ...

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 ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Côte des Bar

This is the name given to the vineyards of the Aube, which are closer to Burgundy, and some of the wines produced here bear witness to this proximity. The pinot noir dominates, the meunier is practically absent. Two crus have become references: Riceys, where a rosé without bubbles is also produced, and Montgueux near Troyes, renowned for its Chardonnay.