The Château Canset de la Tour of Libournais of Bordeaux

Château Canset de la Tour - Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 1797 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Libournais in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Canset de la Tour is one of the best wineries to follow in Libournais.. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Libournais to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Canset de la Tour wines

Looking for the best Château Canset de la Tour wines in Libournais among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Canset de la Tour 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 Canset de la Tour wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Canset de la Tour

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Canset de la Tour

How Château Canset de la Tour wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed beef rolls, lebanese lamb meatball or rabbit leg in foil on the barbecue.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Canset de la Tour

In the mouth the red wine of Château Canset de la Tour. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Canset de la Tour

  • 2004With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Canset de la Tour.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Libournais

Rich in world-renowned wines, such as Saint-Emilion Grands Crus and Bordeaux/libournais/pomerol">Pomerol, the Libourne region Lies on the right bank of the Dordogne, on the edge of the Périgord. The region takes its name from the port city of Libourne, where many merchants from the Correze settled in the early 19th century. But its jewel is the small medieval city of Saint-Emilion, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site and one of the most famous showcases of the Bordeaux wine region. The region is very homogeneous due to its hilly landscapes, its geology (predominantly limestone subsoil), the concentration of vineyards and the importance of family-run, small or medium-sized estates, which contrast with the large Medoc-type estates.

The Libournais is also Distinguished by its Grape variety dominated by Merlot, which gives Finesse, roundness and fruitiness to the red wines and allows them to age well, even if they generally Open up more quickly than those of appellations dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon. .

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Canset de la Tour

Planning a wine route in the of Libournais? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Canset de la Tour.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Canset de la Tour and wines from the region

Bordeaux 2021 en primeur set for lower demand

More than 71% of international merchants said they anticipated less demand for Bordeaux 2021 en primeur wines, in volume terms, versus the 2020 vintage released last year, said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. Barrel sample tastings at the end of April indicated that several châteaux have still made very good wines in the 2021 vintage and that there is plenty to enjoy if you know where to look, despite myriad weather-related challenges in the growing season. Yet more than half of Liv- ...

US: Two men charged over wine investment fraud scheme

An alleged investment fraud scheme claimed to broker loans between investors and ‘high net worth’ fine wine collectors, with expensive bottles purportedly held in storage as collateral, US authorities said this week. Prosecutors filed an indictment in a New York federal court charging two British men, Stephen Burton, 57, and James Wellesley, 55, with wire fraud conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy in connection to the scheme – which was allegedly perpetrated through their compa ...

Bordeaux 2022 harvest: Vintage looks ‘very promising’

A ‘very promising’ vintage is expected, said the regional wine council (CIVB), as the Bordeaux 2022 harvest gets underway for reds. It’s still too early to judge fully and yields will be lower in some cases following heat, drought and also hailstorms during the growing season, yet the CIVB cited ‘attractive but small berries’ and healthy vineyard conditions during the crucial flowering period and for harvest. Europe has seen early starts to wine harvests in 2022 and the C ...

The word of the wine: Douçâtre

Soft wine with a dominant sweetness at the expense of freshness.