The Château Blanchon is one of the world's great estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Lussac-Saint-Émilion to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Blanchon wines in Lussac-Saint-Émilion among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Blanchon 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 Blanchon wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Blanchon wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fleischnacka leaf, couscous of meat and fish or my mother's rabbit.
On the nose the red wine of Château Blanchon. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Blanchon. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Northern Saint-Émilion satellite on the Bordeaux Right Bank (AOC 1936, ~72,000 hl/year): rich, silky reds dominated by Merlot — ripe red and black fruits, candied plum, pepper, undergrowth and animal leather notes with age, melted tannins and velvety texture. Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Petit Verdot in blends. Varied terroirs: southeastern clay-limestone hillsides typical of Saint-Émilion and gravelly western plateau, generous and accessible identity.
Planning a wine route in the of Lussac-Saint-Émilion? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Blanchon.
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
