The Château Haut-Carles of Fronsac of Bordeaux

Château Haut-Carles - Fronsac
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Constance & Stephane Droulers.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Fronsac in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Haut-Carles is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Fronsac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Haut-Carles wines

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

The top red wines of Château Haut-Carles

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Haut-Carles

How Château Haut-Carles wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tournedos rossini with port sauce, kapama of lamb (traditional bosnian dish) or magret with pepper.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Haut-Carles

On the nose the red wine of Château Haut-Carles. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, pepper or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Haut-Carles. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Haut-Carles

  • 1999With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Haut-Carles.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Fronsac

The wine region of Fronsac is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Fontaine-Saint-Cric or the Château Haut-Carles produce mainly wines red, pink and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Fronsac are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Fronsac often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, dried fruit or black plum and sometimes also flavors of dried herbs, chalk or sweet tobacco.

In the mouth of Fronsac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 162 estates and châteaux in the of Fronsac, producing 272 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Fronsac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Haut-Carles

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

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Haut-Carles and wines from the region

Bordeaux 2021 harvest was 20% below 10-year average following spring frosts

The Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) revealed that the Bordeaux 2021 vintage was 20% below the region’s 10-year average. Bud burst came earlier than usual amid very sunny weather in March, and many young buds were then destroyed by severe frosts, which hammered the region in early April. It means that producers will have just 503 million bottles from the 2021 vintage, which is significantly below average. The region’s sweet whites, including Sauternes, suffered the sharpest y ...

Bordeaux innovators: Meet the names to know

When I first visited Bordeaux, the sleepy landscape of turreted stone châteaux and vineyards seemed timeless, with traditions so well established you felt they would go on forever. But new energy in this famous wine region is visible and audible: bees buzz and sheep graze in organic vineyards; brand-new cellars brim with sustainable features and wine fermenting in trendy amphorae; unusual grapes are gaining attention; and the number of women in key roles keeps growing. Yoga among the vines is s ...

Rare Haut-Brion helps Prince Robert of Luxembourg cellar auction ‘smash’ estimate

All 818 lots were sold in the auction, which saw Prince Robert of Luxembourg, chairman and CEO of Château Haut-Brion owner Domaine Clarence Dillon, open up his personal cellar to raise funds for the PolG Foundation. Featuring 4,200 bottles and covering Bordeaux wine royalty spanning more than a century of vintages, Sotheby’s said the auction ‘smashed’ its pre-sale high estimate of around $4m.  Two 4.5-litre Jeroboams of Haut-Brion, one from the 1926 vintage and the other from 1 ...

The word of the wine: Douçâtre

Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.

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