The Château Balsamine of South West

Château Balsamine
The winery offers 11 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 2951 of the estates of South West.
It is located in South West

The Château Balsamine is one of the best wineries to follow in Sud-Ouest.. It offers 11 wines for sale in of South West to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Balsamine wines

Looking for the best Château Balsamine wines in South West among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Balsamine 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 Balsamine wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Balsamine

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Balsamine

How Château Balsamine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of tartiflette (from a real savoyard), blanquette of rabbit with riesling and chanterelles or mussel clusters.

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Balsamine.

  • Mauzac Blanc
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discovering the wine region of South West

The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.

The last Trading post before the wines left for the lucrative markets of Britain was the wine town and port of Bordeaux. Britain has been a historic trading partner for the region, which was nominally British for a period following the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine to Henry II of Britain. However, Bordeaux businessmen saw the wines in transit as competition for their own local products and took strong measures to ensure their financial security. The result is the French wine map we know today, with Bordeaux being promoted and the other wine regions of the South West struggling to gain recognition for the diversity and Character of their wines.

This history also explains why the Bordeaux Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Sauvignon Blanc are now three of the best-known grape varieties in the world, while traditional South West grapes such as Fer Servadou, Len de l'El and Tannat are relatively unknown.

The top red wines of Château Balsamine

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Balsamine

How Château Balsamine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of salmon with cream sauce, harira algerian soup or scallops with coconut cream.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Balsamine

  • 2015With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.34/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.20/5

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

  • Braucol
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Duras

Discover the grape variety: Braucol

The top sparkling wines of Château Balsamine

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château Balsamine

How Château Balsamine wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château Balsamine.

  • Mauzac Blanc

The word of the wine: Floral

Said of a wine whose aromas are reminiscent of flowers.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Balsamine

Planning a wine route in the of South West? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Balsamine.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

News about Château Balsamine and wines from the region

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Azé

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-Azé, 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/BourgogneWines/​ ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Milly-Lamartine

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-Milly-Lamartine, 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/Bour ...

The word of the wine: Floral

Said of a wine whose aromas are reminiscent of flowers.