The Château Bousquette of Saint-Chinian of Languedoc-Roussillon

Château Bousquette
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 46 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.
It is located in Saint-Chinian in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Château Bousquette is one of the world's great estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Saint-Chinian to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Bousquette wines

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

The top red wines of Château Bousquette

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Bousquette

How Château Bousquette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of fricandeaux german style, maultaschen ( swabian ravioli ) or sauté of veal with carrots.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Bousquette

On the nose the red wine of Château Bousquette. often reveals types of flavors of black fruit, cheese or microbio and sometimes also flavors of black currant. In the mouth the red wine of Château Bousquette. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Bousquette

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.69/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.51/5

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

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Carignan
  • Mourvedre

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Chinian

Saint-Chinian is an appellation in the Languedoc-roussillon">Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It is located between Minervois and Faugeres, which produce similar styles of robust red wine from similar grapes and in a similar landscape. It is also adjacent to the Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois appellation, which produces Sweet white wines. Therefore, the diversity of the Languedoc region is well demonstrated in this small area.

The AOC Saint-Chinian title was created in 1982, for red and rosé wines only. In 2005, white wines were introduced into the appellation, made from Grenache Blanc, Marsanne and Roussanne. Carbonically macerated Carignan used to characterize the production of Saint-Chinian, but it is gradually being replaced by more Complex wines produced from Syrah, Grenache and Lladoner Pelut. Similarly, the quantity of white wine is increasing.

The top white wines of Château Bousquette

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Bousquette

How Château Bousquette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of pasta and peppers, quiche without pastry or christmas stuffed capon.

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

  • Vermentino
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Vermentino

The vermentino grape variety was widespread in Italy, Sardinia and Corsica. Today, Vermentino is grown in the regions bordering the Mediterranean, mainly in Provence (Côtes de Provence, Bellet), Corsica (Corse Calvi), Languedoc (Côtes du Roussillon, Costières de Nîmes) and the Rhône Valley (Côtes du Luberon). Because it ripens late, Vermentino requires a warm climate for its development and can only be grown in regions with good sun exposure. Conversely, cold or temperate climates do not allow it to ripen properly. Vermentino is only susceptible to powdery mildew. When vinified on its own, Vermentino produces a single-variety dry white wine that is light and full-bodied with a pale yellow color. It can also be blended with other grape varieties such as Ugni Blanc, Cinsault and Grenache, in which case its low acidity makes it light and fresh. Vermentino belongs to the grape varieties of Ajaccio, Corsica and Corbières. The aromas released by this variety are multiple. One can detect notes of fresh apple, green almond, sweet spices, hawthorn, ripe pear and fresh pineapple.

The top pink wines of Château Bousquette

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Bousquette

How Château Bousquette wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of three ways to prepare chinese noodles, nanie's diced ham quiche or caricoles as in brussels (translation: sea snails or whelks).

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Bousquette.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Golden

Brown colour with red and yellow reflections characteristic of evolved wines.

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Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Mainly cultivated in the Languedoc region, carignan originates from Spain. Because of its very resistant branches, it is often called hardwood. Its bunches are quite large. They are compact and winged with a lignified stalk. The berries are spherical in shape and take on a bluish-black colour. Carignan has a total of 25 approved clones, the best known of which are 274, 65 and 9. The carignan buds at the beginning of June and is protected from spring frosts. It does not reach maturity until the third period. Also, this grape variety needs warmth and sunshine. It appreciates dry and not very fertile soils. Carignan vines can live for more than 100 years. Those that are more than 30 years old produce a better wine. This wine is well coloured. It is generous and powerful at the same time. Pepper, cherry, blackberry, banana, raspberry, almond, prune and violet are some of the aromas that this grape variety gives off.