The Château Balestard La Tonnelle of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Balestard La Tonnelle
Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Capdemourlin.
It is ranked in the top 194 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Balestard La Tonnelle is one of the best wineries to follow in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Balestard La Tonnelle wines

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

The top red wines of Château Balestard La Tonnelle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Balestard La Tonnelle

How Château Balestard La Tonnelle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, lamb stew from my mum or wild asparagus omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Balestard La Tonnelle

On the nose the red wine of Château Balestard La Tonnelle. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Balestard La Tonnelle. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Balestard La Tonnelle

  • 1990With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Balestard La Tonnelle.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 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 Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

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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.

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