The Château de la Greniere of Libournais of Bordeaux

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The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 881 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château de la Greniere is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de la Greniere wines

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

The top red wines of Château de la Greniere

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de la Greniere

How Château de la Greniere wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of empanadas de carne (argentina), braised lamb with peppers or rabbit with prunes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de la Greniere

On the nose the red wine of Château de la Greniere. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or coffee and sometimes also flavors of leather, non oak or earth. In the mouth the red wine of Château de la Greniere. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de la Greniere

  • 1999With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.72/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château de la Greniere.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

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. .

The top pink wines of Château de la Greniere

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de la Greniere

How Château de la Greniere wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stewed beef heart, merguez with lentils or stuffed cabbage leaves.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château de la Greniere.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de la Greniere

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 de la Greniere.

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 de la Greniere and wines from the region

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St-Emilion 2022 classification promotes Château Figeac to Premier Grand Cru Classé A

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The word of the wine: White Grenache

White grape variety cultivated mainly in Spain and a little in the south of France (southern Rhône valley, Languedoc-Roussillon). It is the white variety of Grenache noir. It is used in the blending of several white wines (dry wines or natural sweet wines) to which it gives richness, fatness and floral notes.

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