The Château Chantemerle of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Chantemerle
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 898 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Chantemerle is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Chantemerle wines

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

The top red wines of Château Chantemerle

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Chantemerle

How Château Chantemerle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail confit in red wine, gypsy sauce or wild boar, roe deer or doe leg.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Chantemerle

On the nose the red wine of Château Chantemerle. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, toasty or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or spices. In the mouth the red wine of Château Chantemerle. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Chantemerle

  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

The top white wines of Château Chantemerle

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Chantemerle

How Château Chantemerle wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of home-made white pudding, mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche or magic cake cheese quiche.

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Chantemerle

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

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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 small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Chantemerle and wines from the region

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Pierreclos

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-Pierreclos, 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 availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneW ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Bray

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-Bray, 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/ ...

The word of the wine: Burned

Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.