The Château Branon of Pessac-Léognan of Bordeaux

Château Branon - Pessac-Léognan
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Garcin.
It is ranked in the top 17 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Pessac-Léognan in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Branon is one of the world's great estates. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Pessac-Léognan to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Branon wines

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

The top red wines of Château Branon

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Branon

How Château Branon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef in white wine, sausage and vegetable risotto with cookéo or roast wild boar with beer.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Branon

On the nose the red wine of Château Branon. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, cassis or floral and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or tar. In the mouth the red wine of Château Branon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Branon

  • 2003With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot

Discovering the wine region of Pessac-Léognan

The wine region of Pessac-Léognan is located in the region of Graves of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Haut-Brion or the Château Haut-Brion produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pessac-Léognan are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pessac-Léognan often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, mango or chalk and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, green bell pepper or dried rose.

In the mouth of Pessac-Léognan is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 145 estates and châteaux in the of Pessac-Léognan, producing 382 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pessac-Léognan go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Branon

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

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Branon and wines from the region

Stephen Brook: ‘It is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the Bordeaux region’

My book The Complete Bordeaux, which has been revised every five years, is soon to be published in its fourth edition. This may seem like excessive haste, given the scope of the book, but it is astonishing how rapidly changes can take place in the region. Burgundy, in contrast, is relatively stable, since most properties are family-owned and tend to stay that way. But not so in Bordeaux, where there are ample opportunities for newcomers to acquire established properties, as they have been doing ...

Haut-Brion 2021 released: latest en primeur reaction

Haut-Brion 2021 released en primeur Château Haut-Brion 2021 was released en primeur at the same price as fellow First Growths Mouton Rothschild and Margaux – €420 per bottle ex-Bordeaux, down 2.8% on last year’s release, according to Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. With an offer price of £5,100 (12x75cl in bond), data from both Liv-ex and analyst group Wine Lister suggested the new release was broadly in-line or slightly under current market prices for several recent vintages. Châtea ...

Group of Bordeaux vignerons launches Pirate wine union

The project began life in 2019 as a Facebook group, created by Graves-based winemaker Jean-Baptiste Duquesne of Château Cazebonne. The positive reactions from both the public and fellow winemakers that followed prompted the group to pursue official recognition. ‘The idea started with me and with my friend Laurent David of Château Edmus in St-Emilion. He gave me the idea of the name “pirate”,’ Duquesne told Decanter. ‘So in December 2019, I created a Facebook group called Bordeaux Pirate to show ...

The word of the wine: Bright

Said of a wine whose acidity is the dominant characteristic, making it fresh and nervous.

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