The Château Brochon Plaisance of Haut-Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Brochon Plaisance - Château Hauts de Plaisance Haut-Médoc
The winery offers 2 different wines
3.5
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0.5Note - 0
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is ranked in the top 240 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Haut-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Brochon Plaisance is one of the best wineries to follow in Haut-Médoc.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Haut-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Brochon Plaisance wines

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

The top red wines of Château Brochon Plaisance

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Brochon Plaisance

How Château Brochon Plaisance wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of quick beef and cheese yakitori, seven o'clock leg of lamb or duck breast with balsamic vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Brochon Plaisance

On the nose the red wine of Château Brochon Plaisance. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, leather or pepper and sometimes also flavors of dark fruit, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Brochon Plaisance. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Brochon Plaisance

  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.10/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Haut-Médoc

The wine region of Haut-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lestage Simon or the Château La Lagune produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Haut-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Haut-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of leather, sour cherry or almonds and sometimes also flavors of chalk, hay or orange.

In the mouth of Haut-Médoc is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 512 estates and châteaux in the of Haut-Médoc, producing 836 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Haut-Médoc go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Brochon Plaisance

Planning a wine route in the of Haut-Médoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Brochon Plaisance.

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). 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 bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

News about Château Brochon Plaisance and wines from the region

Penfolds doubles production capacity in France following Château Lanessan acquisition

The deal includes 390ha of land in the Haut-Médoc appellation, of which 80ha is currently planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot, along with the winery. It will allow TWE’s flagship brand, Penfolds, to increase its focus on creating blends featuring grapes from Bordeaux and Barossa. Earlier this year, chief winemaker Peter Gago unveiled Penfolds II, a Cabernet-Shiraz-Merlot blend created in partnership with Dourthe Bordeaux. The wine featured 71% grapes grown in Bordeaux and 29 ...

Château Peyrabon in Bordeaux gets new owner

BCAP, a group controlled by the Castéja family, has agreed to acquire Château Peyrabon and Château La Fleur Peyrabon from Millésima, a subsidiary of the Bernard family, a joint-statement by both families said. Financial details weren’t disclosed. Peyrabon, in Haut-Médoc, was ranked as a ‘Supérieur’ estate in the Cru Bourgeois 2020 classification, which saw the ranking return to a three-tier system. ‘Supérieur’ is above standard Cru Bourgeois level but below ‘Exceptionnel’. Millésima and the Bern ...

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

The word of the wine: Rough

Wine without finesse with rough tannins.