The Château Barberousse of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux

Château Barberousse
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Stéphane Puyol.
It is ranked in the top 262 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Barberousse is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion.. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Barberousse Castle located in Saint-Émilion, France is a free winemaking company with 13 hectares of vineyards benefiting from the authentic, diverse, and unique reputation of the region. It is in the Rhône, bordering the Gironde, and is recognized for its quality wines. Thanks to the combination of rich, clayey soil and an ideal microclimate, the Castle produces well-structured wines with finer tannins. The vineyard is established on thirteen hectares of land, and different varieties of grapes and vines are planted. The primary feature of the place is the balance between the use of traditional grape varieties and modern methods. These modern methods, such as temperature control, irrigation, and acid levels, allow the vineyard to produce remarkable varieties with intense flavor and rich texture. The Barberousse Castle has produced several popular and award-winning wines. The red wines include the traditional Barberousse, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. The white wines include Chardonnay, Sémillon, and Muscadelle. All wines produced at Barberousse Castle are unique and have their own characteristics. The Castle also offers picnic opportunities and guided tours that let visitors appreciate the picturesque setting and spectacular natural landscapes. Moreover, for those who wish to learn about Barberousse Castle wine or taste its products, guided tastings are organized by sommeliers. Lastly, the Castle offers follow-up offers on the wine and guides on wine culture and tasting.

Top Château Barberousse wines

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

The top red wines of Château Barberousse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Barberousse

How Château Barberousse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of pork shoulder with mustard, lamb shoulder cooked for 5 hours or tagliatelle with carbonara.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Barberousse

On the nose the red wine of Château Barberousse. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of oak, black fruit or cherry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Barberousse. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Barberousse

  • 2006With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Barberousse.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion

The wine region of Saint-Émilion is located in the region of Libournais of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Baron Philippe de Rothschild or the Château Le Chatelet produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion often reveals types of flavors of black fruits, savory or cocoa and sometimes also flavors of bramble, raisin or sour cherry.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 645 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion, producing 833 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Barberousse

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

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 Château Barberousse and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Serrières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Serrières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bussières

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Bussières, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The word of the wine: Yellow wine

White wines from the Jura region aged in oak barrels without topping up for at least 6 years. A veil of yeast forms on the surface of the wine, which undergoes slow oxidation, giving it a particular taste reminiscent of nuts.

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