The Winery Albert Schweitzer of Côtes de Bourg of Bordeaux

Winery Albert Schweitzer - Château La Pougue Bordeaux
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is ranked in the top 15 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Côtes de Bourg in the region of Bordeaux

The Winery Albert Schweitzer is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Côtes de Bourg to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Albert Schweitzer wines

Looking for the best Winery Albert Schweitzer wines in Côtes de Bourg among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Albert Schweitzer 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 Albert Schweitzer wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Albert Schweitzer

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Albert Schweitzer

How Winery Albert Schweitzer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baeckeoffe, mouse of lamb with thyme or provençal tart with rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Albert Schweitzer

On the nose the red wine of Winery Albert Schweitzer. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, blueberry or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Albert Schweitzer. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Albert Schweitzer

  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.37/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Albert Schweitzer.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Côtes de Bourg

The wine region of Côtes de Bourg is located in the region of Côtes de Bordeaux of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Roc de Cambes or the Château Tayac produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Côtes de Bourg are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Côtes de Bourg often reveals types of flavors of oak, sweet tobacco or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cigar, ripe blackberries or bell pepper.

In the mouth of Côtes de Bourg is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 478 estates and châteaux in the of Côtes de Bourg, producing 830 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Côtes de Bourg go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

The top pink wines of Winery Albert Schweitzer

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Albert Schweitzer

How Winery Albert Schweitzer wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons or grandma's chicken casserole.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Albert Schweitzer.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Albert Schweitzer

Planning a wine route in the of Côtes de Bourg? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Albert Schweitzer.

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.

News about Winery Albert Schweitzer and wines from the region

Best in Show: The top 50 wines of DWWA 2022

The 0.27% of entries awarded Best in Show at this year’s Decanter World Wine Awards reflect the inspiring world of wine and quest for quality among winemakers globally, with 50 wines expressing the best of their categories. An all-time record for wines tasted at the world’s largest wine competition, it’s quite possible that Decanter World Wine Awards 2022 marks the largest-ever wine competition to be held in history. And of the record-breaking 18,244 wines tasted, just 50 were ...

Top DWWA award-winning wines on show at Decanter Fine Wine Encounter NYC

At the 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards, the world’s largest wine competition saw its biggest year to date, with 18,094 wines tasted from 56 countries. Over 15 consecutive days in June 2021, almost 170 expert wine judges, including 44 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, awarded 50 Best in Show, 179 Platinum, 635 Gold, 5,607 Silver and 8,332 Bronze medals. Join Decanter at our Fine Wine Encounter NYC this June, where you will have the opportunity to sample 23 of these top awarded Gold, Plati ...

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 ...

The word of the wine: Harmonious

Balance of the different organoleptic elements of a wine. This harmony is linked to the typicity of each wine. The sweetness of a sweet wine is an element of its balance, whereas a Sancerre or a Chablis will be asked to be lively and dry.