The Château de Bachen of Gascogne of South West

Château de Bachen
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 3 of the estates of South West.
It is located in Gascogne in the region of South West

The Château de Bachen is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Gascogne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château de Bachen wines

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

The top red wines of Château de Bachen

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château de Bachen

How Château de Bachen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef coarse salt, spanish paella or duck parmentier.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château de Bachen

On the nose the red wine of Château de Bachen. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château de Bachen

  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.63/5

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

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

Discovering the wine region of Gascogne

Between the Landes forest, the Garonne and the Pyrenees, the Gascony hillsides cover the Gers dePartment and part of the Landes and Lot-et-Garonne departments. The vineyards occupy the same area as Armagnac, a brandy still produced in the region, but whose volumes have declined in favour of vins de pays (now PGI). Under the influence of a mild oceanic Climate, it is fairly wet in the west, drier in the east, especially in summer. In the west, the subsoil of tawny sands is of marine origin, covered with boulbènes; in the east, it gradually gives way to molasse, a rock resulting from the erosion of the Pyrenees.

The soils are either stony and chalky (peyrusquets) or clayey and Deep (terrefort), retaining water well. The Condom region, the driest, has its own name (Condomois). The main Grape varieties cultivated are white: Colombard and Ugni blanc, the varieties of armagnac. Generally associated, sometimes completed by Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they give lively white wines with an exuberant fruitiness.

The top white wines of Château de Bachen

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château de Bachen

How Château de Bachen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of salmon blanquette, seafood pie or quiche lorraine.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château de Bachen

On the nose the white wine of Château de Bachen. often reveals types of flavors of green apple, minerality or melon and sometimes also flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château de Bachen

  • 2013With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.64/5

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

  • Petit Manseng
  • Gros Manseng
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Baroque

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.

The top pink wines of Château de Bachen

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château de Bachen

How Château de Bachen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, shoulder of lamb stuffed with cognac or potjevleesch.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château de Bachen

  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Musty (taste of)

A disgusting taste due to a defect in the grapes or, more commonly, a defect in the barrel.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Bachen

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

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.