The Winery Alain Albistur of Pauillac of Bordeaux

Winery Alain Albistur - Pauillac
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 89 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pauillac in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Alain Albistur is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Pauillac to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Alain Albistur wines

Looking for the best Winery Alain Albistur wines in Pauillac among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Alain Albistur 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 Winery Alain Albistur wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Alain Albistur

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Alain Albistur

How Winery Alain Albistur wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sloth pork loin, fried vegetables with merguez and chipo or quinoa patties with courgettes and fresh goat cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Alain Albistur

On the nose the red wine of Winery Alain Albistur. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Alain Albistur. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Alain Albistur

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Alain Albistur.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Pauillac

The wine region of Pauillac is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Latour or the Château Lafite Rothschild produce mainly wines red, pink and other. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pauillac are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pauillac often reveals types of flavors of iron, milk chocolate or apricot and sometimes also flavors of coconut, toasted bread or tomatoes.

In the mouth of Pauillac is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 151 estates and châteaux in the of Pauillac, producing 248 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pauillac go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Alain Albistur

Planning a wine route in the of Pauillac? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Alain Albistur.

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 Winery Alain Albistur and wines from the region

Carruades de Lafite 2021 release ‘looks attractive’

Carruades de Lafite 2021 was released today (12 May) at €160 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, which analyst group Wine Lister said was around 6% below the 2020-vintage release price. It marks an early release for the second wine of Lafite Rothschild in this year’s fledgling Bordeaux en primeur campaign. Château Duhart-Milon, the fourth growth Pauillac estate owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (DBR Lafite), was also released. Farr Vintners was offering a 12-bottle case for £672 in bond. Wine Lis ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Telling stories about terroir will lead us astray’

A domaine’s long history hoists its inanimate wines into life; biography brings meaning to the simple sensual pleasure of tasting a grower’s efforts. It’s important, though, to know what we are doing when we tell stories. And to know what to tell them about. Winemakers take the messy chaos of natural processes and add discipline, giving shape and direction to produce a stable and enticing wine. This was never nature’s intent. The storyteller takes a messy chaos of random events, either imagined ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Douçâtre

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